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Gertrud Bertha Schoenberg (née, Kolisch; pen name, Max Blonda; 11 July 1898 – 14 February 1967) was an Austrian opera librettist. She was the second wife of Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg, whom she married in 1924, and the sister of his pupil, the violinist Rudolf Kolisch. Life and career
- 1874 – 1889
- 1890 – 1899
- 1900 – 1904
- 1905 – 1909
- 1910 – 1914
- 1915 – 1919
- 1920 – 1924
- 1925 – 1929
- 1930 – 1934
- 1935 – 1939
Arnold (hebr. Avraham) Schönberg, born on September 13, 1874 There is little that stands out in the biographies of my parents. My father was born in 1838. When he was fourteen he came to Vienna, where he became an apprentice in a business, and then had his own small business. He married when he was thirty-two. I was the second child, born when he w...
Schönberg was employed by the private bank Werner & Co.between 1891 and 1895. Review of the first concertwith the Mödling choral society Freisinn, which was conducted by Schönberg, November 22, 1896 Zwei Gesänge für eine Baritonstimme und Klavier [Two Songs for Baritone and piano] op. 1 (1899) »Verklärte Nacht«. Sextett für 2 Violinen, 2 Violen und...
I came to the Stern Conservatorythrough Richard Strauss’ intercession. I am especially indepted to Richard Strauss who is the most noble and warm-hearted person. […] He also obtained the Liszt Stipend for me. (Arnold Schönberg to Karl and Josephine Redlich, April 1, 1903) Between December 1901 and July 1902 Schönberg worked as music director for Er...
Friede auf Erden für gemischten Chor a cappella ["Peace on Earth" for mixed chorus a cappella] op. 13 (1907/11) I cannot say that I remember consciously feeling all these nuances while I was composing. But as they are there now, I see them as more than just a happy coincidence: they are rather a merciful gift of which I endeavor to be worthy. (Schö...
Death of his friend, mentor and revered artist: Gustav Mahler died on May 18, 1911. Sechs kleine Klavierstücke [Six little piano pieces] op. 19 (1911), No. 6, an epitaph-like tribute to Gustav Mahler, June 17, 1911 Brief, incredibly delicate and expressive creations. (Anton Webern, 1912) Theory of Harmony, 1911 I learned this book from my students....
September 1915: Return to Vienna; at the invitation of Alma Mahler’s friend Lilly Lieser, the Schönberg family lived in Gloriettegasse, Hietzing. Schönberg once again has a wonderful idea: […] to establish a society whose mission it is to present weekly performances of music from ‘Mahler to the present’ to its members. (Alban Berg to his wife Helen...
Serenade, op. 24, for clarinet, bass clarinet, mandolin, guitar, violin, viola, violoncello and a low male voice, 1920 – 1923 Can almost be compared with Mozart […] The lightweight serenade character is preserved in the whole work despite the boldest combinations and ingenious contrapuntal figures. (Erwin Stein, 1924) Fünf Klavierstücke [Five piano...
Suite für Kleine Klarinette, Klarinette, Baßklarinette, Geige, Bratsche, Violoncello und Klavier [Suite for piano, piccolo clarinet, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, viola, and cello] op. 29 (1925/26) “My dear wife” A wealth of musical ideas […] a masterpiece of the highest order (Erwin Stein, 1927) Vier Stücke für gemischten Chor [Four pieces for ...
Klavierstücke [Piano Pieces] op. 33a & 33b (1929/31) Combinations on the instrument which are wholly unexpected and colorful, and also sound appealing. (Else Kraus, soloist at the premiere, 1932) Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene ["Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene"] op. 34 (1929/30) Threatening Fear – Danger – Catastrophe People do ...
On December 24, 1935 Schönberg’s student Alban Berg died. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra op. 36 (1934–36) dedicated to “My dear friend and comrade-in-arms Dr. Anton von Webern”Studying and playing this work makes one twenty years younger. (Louis Krasner, 1940) Directly after his arrival on the West Coast, Schönberg initially taught a class with ...
9 apr 2020 · Arnold Schönberg’s legacy remained in the possession of his heirs after his death in 1951 and was administered by his widow Gertrud Schönberg until 1967. In the 70s, Schönberg’s heirs decided to make the collection available to the Arnold Schoenberg Institute of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles where a modern archive was established along with a concert hall and an ...
Despite his outpourings of love, Schönberg’s avowed intention to write a “Requiem” composed in Mathilde’s name was never realised and just ten months after her emotional and painful death, he married Gertrud Kolisch, 23 years his junior.
con Nuria Schoenberg Nono anche nel suo essere donna, e non a caso ampio spazio è dedicato alla famiglia e alla figura di Gertrud Kolisch Schoenberg. I saggi affrontano temi cari alla dedicataria e suggeriti da lei stessa nelle sue frequenti e puntuali osservazioni sui due maestri che hanno accompagnato gran parte della sua vita, anche
3 mar 2010 · The recently published memoirs of Schoenberg's grandson Arnold (“Bubi Arnold”) Greissle-Schönberg, however, suggest that this story might be true. Greissle-Schönberg is the son of Gertrud (Trudi) Schoenberg and the composer Felix Greissle, one of Schoenberg's pupils.
Gerstl & Schönberg. It was at 10 a.m. on a cloudy, dank and unseasonably cold autumnal day that Otto Nirenstein opened the doors of his Neue Galerie to an unsuspecting Viennese public and, 23 years after the young artist’s death, invited the world to view Richard Gerstl’s works for the first time.
