Schönberg. Linking two continents in sounds
Arnold Schönberg owned over 400 phonograph records of his own compositions, others’ works and spoken-voice recordings. Professional productions and audio documentaries reflect the complex of reproduction aesthetics and recording techniques in the first half of the 20th century, as well as documenting the life and work of a composer active in several countries on two continents.
From the Archive – Schönberg’s testaments
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Arnold Schönberg’s death, his testaments from the years 1915–1950 that have survived in the Estate have now been made available in our image archive in a digitized and transcribed form. Predominantly formulated without any legal assistance, the testaments include artistic insights besides the habitual inheritance aspects.
Condolence
“For me, it was as if the sun had ceased to shine.” These are the last words René Leibowitz wrote in a letter of condolence to Arnold Schönberg’s widow after his death on 13 July 1951. Now, on the composer’s 70th memorial day, we present some selected documents from the telegrams and letters Gertrud Schönberg received, expressions of consolation and homage.