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Written on the death of Manon Gropius, the 18-year-old daughter of Alma
Mahler and the architect Walter Gropius, Berg's Violin Concerto achieves a sublime
synthesis between traditional tonality and the 12-note system espoused by the
Second Viennese School.
Recommended recording: James Ehnes (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra /
Andrew Davis (Chandos). Read our review here.
