Wozzeck /

Alban Berg's lush yet dissonant music intensifies this grim tale of a poverty-stricken soldier who is harassed by his superiors, used in medical experiments, and abandoned by his unfaithful mistress, Marie. He kills Marie and drowns trying to wash the blood from his hands.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Berg, Alban, 1885-1935
Corporate Authors:	Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Performer), Wiener Sängerknaben (Performer), Wiener Philharmoniker (Performer)
Other Authors:	Grundheber, Franz (Performer), Raffeiner, Walter (Performer), Behrens, Hildegard (Performer), Haugland, Aage, 1944-2000 (Performer), Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010 (Performer), Zednik, Heinz (Performer), Abbado, Claudio (Conductor), Froschauer, Helmuth (Conductor), Büchner, Georg, 1813-1837
Format:	CD Audio
Language:	German
Published:	W. Germany : Deutsche Grammophon, [1988]
Subjects:	Operas.

Description
Summary:	Alban Berg's lush yet dissonant music intensifies this grim tale of a poverty-stricken soldier who is harassed by his superiors, used in medical experiments, and abandoned by his unfaithful mistress, Marie. He kills Marie and drowns trying to wash the blood from his hands.
Item Description:	Deutsche Grammophon: 423 587-2 (423 588-2--423 589-2). "Opera in three acts after the drama 'Woyzeck' by Georg Büchner"--Container. Program notes In English, French, German and Italian and libretto in German with English, French and Italian translations inserted in box. Sound recording.
Physical Description:	2 sound discs : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (172 pages : illustrations)