Vienna Philharmonic

Franz Welser-Möst leads the Vienna Philharmonic in symphonic works written during a period of astonishing transformation. While rooted solidly in the emotional sweep and architectural brilliance of late Romanticism, these works by Bruckner and Berg offer a glimpse into a new world of orchestral possibilities both awesome and frightening in their vastness. “Alban Berg, who, for me, is maybe the greatest genius of the [Second Viennese School], knew...