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Schoenberg & Brahms

October 15, 2026, 10:00 pm

Arnold Schoenberg (Photo: Man Ray, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) and Johannes Brahms (Photo:C. Brasch, Berlin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

This week’s New York Phil features performances of compositions by Arnold Schoenberg and Johannes Brahms. Multiple conductors contribute to this episode, including Kurt Masur, Pierre Boulez, Zubin Mehta and Lorin Maazel.

Playlist

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Kurt Masur, conductor

Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder, “Song of the Wood Dove”
Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano
Zubin Mehta, conductor

Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
Pierre Boulez, conductor

Johannes Brahms: St. Antoni Variations
Lorin Maazel, conductor

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