From the Archive – Schönberg’s Brentwood Calendars Vol. 5
By transcribing and indexing Schönberg’s calendars from 1943 and 1944, which can now be viewed in the image archive, we continue the insight into Schönberg's daily and weekly routines. Since 1936 the composer lived in Brentwood, Los Angeles.
New publication | Arnold Schönberg and Roberto Gerhard. Correspondence
The correspondence between Arnold Schönberg and his pupil Roberto Gerhard provides important insights into the life, work and personality of both composers and sheds light on biographical aspects such as their friendly relationship, Schönberg's stay in Barcelona from October 1931 to June 1932, or Gerhard's desperate attempt, with the help of Pablo Casals and other Spanish musicians, to secure binding contracts for Schönberg in Spain in order to enable the Viennese master, harassed by the increasing anti-Semitism in Germany, to move to Barcelona with his wife and child.
ORF-Museumszeit / AUREUM Saxophon Quartett
As part of the "ORF Museumszeit", the AUREUM Saxophone Quartet will present works by Ligeti, Mussorgsky, Schönberg, Curtis, Verhelst, Beethoven and Geiss on October 5 under the title "Schein uns, du liebe Sonne".