About Boris Blacher

Boris Blacher (born 19 January 1903, Newchwang, China; died 30 January 1975, Berlin) was a German composer. His style took something from Stravinsky’s instrumental pungency and the anti-Romantic clarity of Milhaud; Berg and Bartók were other early influences. He also experimented with rhythm, devising what he called ‘variable metres’, inspired by Schoenberg’s note-rows, expanding and contracting to bring metrical variety to the works where he used them

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Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 42: II. Moderato

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Concertante Musik, Op. 10: II. Moderato

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Alla Marcia

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La Vie, Dance Scenes: Intrada

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Concertante Musik, Op. 10

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La Vie, Dance Scenes: Valse, "La Vie"

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La Vie, Dance Scenes: Carnival

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