This program covers the start of the International Music Festivals and Venice’s role as host to Hindemith, Schoenberg, Bartók, and Stravinsky; the rise to fame of Malipiero, Nono, and Maderna; and the role of today’s avant-gardists. Live performances in the Albrizzi Palace and on the Lido. (52 minutes)

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