Yuja Wang plays Schönberg’s Suite Op. 25, in Verbier

This work, which is a century old, remains difficult for the listener. It is the very first to be written in full dodecaphonic language. The movements are dances (Gavotte, Musette, Gigue) which J.S. Bach often used in his compositions. The homage to Bach is even more present in the last four notes of the work’s basic series: B-A-C-H. To master this work, to understand its structure, but also to express its dancing qualities, Yuja proves to be perfect.