Description
Schönberg's circle sought to shape musical processes without a tonal context, and one solution they found was the extreme streamlining of form. This is exemplified in Schönberg's 1911 Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19, where the concentration on the essential is renowned. Beneath the fleeting gestures lie hidden depths, particularly in the final piece's purported reference to Gustav Mahler's funeral on May 21, 1911. Pianist Emanuel Ax's carefully considered fingerings invite all musicians to engage with these miniatures anew. The Henle Urtext edition presents this modern classic in a generously laid-out musical setting.
