An “almighty blast of Schoenberg” in Edinburgh

Posted by Johannes Feigl on 30 August 2016

Gurre-Lieder (c) Universal Edition

Surely there’s an irony in the fact that some of the sweetest love music ever written was penned by the man blamed for the collapse of romanticism. (Kate Molleson, The Guardian, 29 August 2016)

The grand finale of the Edinburgh International Festival’s Usher Hall concerts: on 28 August Donald Runnicles conducted Arnold Schönberg’s Gurre-Lieder.

Read the full review on The Guardian 

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