Berg, Wolfthal: Lulu Fantasy
Berg, Wolfthal
Lulu Fantasy

Berg, Wolfthal: Lulu Fantasy
- Year of composition:
- 2008
- Scored for:
- for piano
- Composer:
- Marvin Wolfthal; Alban Berg
- Dedication:
- to Elliott Carter with admiration and friendship
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Lulu Fantasy
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Work introduction
Marvin Wolfthal's Lulu Fantasy is a paraphrase of Alban Berg's great opera Lulu in the spirit of Liszt's virtuoso opera arrangements. Some of the most lyrical and dramatic moments in the opera – Alwa's love music, the film music and the final scene – are presented in a way that explores their hidden connections and creates a poetic portrait of the main characters. Especially interesting is the elaborate arrangement of Alwa's Ragtime, normally heard only in the background in Act I.