Melodies and Melodramas - Frank Martin and Arnold Schönberg in the Moonlight

While both composers drew their inspiration from poets, Frank Martin transcribed his emotions through harmonious, melodic compositions rooted in popular music, whereas Arnold Schönberg disrupted the codes and established a radically new musical language. This concert is a rare opportunity to experience the contrast between Schönberg’s melodramatic, half-sung, half-spoken text of poignant atonality and the reassuring sweetness of Martin’s melodies.