THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO BERG

In this addition to the Cambridge Companion series, 13 essays by 11 authors provide a useful and interesting introduction to the mus ic and personality of Alban Berg. The volume is divided into three main sections and a postscript: Culture and Environment, From Son g to Opera, and After Wozzeck. The essays deal with everything from cultural politics to Berg's compositional techniques, and the po stscript tries to establish Berg's place in and influence on the history of 20th-century composition. The book suffers in places fro m an ove...[Read more]