Arnold Schoenberg
Born: 13th September 1874, Vienna, Austria
Died: 13th July 1951, Los Angeles, U.S.A
Nationality: Austrian
Arnold Schoenberg or Schönberg was an Austrian and American composer, music theorist, teacher and writer. He was among the first modernists who transformed the practice of harmony in 20th-century classical music, and a central element of his music was its use of motives as a means of coherence. He propounded concepts like developing variation, the emancipation of the dissonance, and the "unity of musical space".
Schoenberg's early works, like Verklärte Nacht (1899), represented a Brahmsian–Wagnerian synthesis on which he built. Mentoring Anton Webern and Alban Berg, he became the central figure of the Second Viennese School.
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Further Reading: Schoenberg
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David Atherton – Vienna: From Mozart to Schoenberg
30th Jul 2025
Our contemporary music guest-writer explores a 13-disc anthology of recordings from the London Sinfonietta, including the group's 1974 debut on Decca with Schoenberg's complete works for chamber ensemble.
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Claire Booth on Pierrot Portraits
26th Nov 2024
Ahead of her Wigmore Hall recital this Friday, the intrepid soprano discusses her second recording-contribution to Schoenberg's 150th anniversary year - an album which sets his Pierrot lunaire alongside other works inspired by the commedia dell'arte figure.
Popular Genres: Schoenberg
Orchestral
Chamber
Instrumental
Vocal
Concertos
Popular Works: Schoenberg
- 4 Lieder Op. 2 (25)
- 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 (35)
- 6 Lieder for soprano and orchestra, Op. 8 (15)
- 6 Lieder, Op. 3 (11)
- A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46 (20)
- Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34 (20)
- Brettl-Lieder (11)
- Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 9 (75)
- Chamber Symphony No. 2, Op. 38b (24)
- Das Buch der Hängenden Gärten, Op. 15 (18)
- Erwartung, Op. 17 (26)
- Friede auf Erden, Op. 13 (31)
- Gurrelieder (30)
- Herzgewächse, Op. 20 (12)
- Klavierstück, Op. 33a (25)
- Klavierstück, Op. 33b (21)
- Klavierstücke (3), Op. 11 (48)
- Klavierstücke (5), Op. 23 (35)
- Kleine Klavierstücke (6), Op. 19 (61)
- Lied der Waldtaube (from Gurrelieder) (12)
- Moses und Aron (11)
- Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41 (17)
- Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5 (39)
- Phantasy for Violin with Piano Accompaniment, Op. 47 (47)
- Piano Concerto, Op. 42 (35)
- Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21 (43)
- Septet (Suite) in E flat major, Op. 29 (17)
- Serenade, Op. 24 (15)
- String Quartet in D major (1897) (13)
- String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 7 (19)
- String Quartet No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 10 (34)
- String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30 (18)
- String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37 (17)
- String Trio, Op. 45 (21)
- Suite for Piano, Op. 25 (33)
- Theme and Variations, Op. 43a (13)
- Variationen über ein Rezitativ, Op. 40 (12)
- Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31 (38)
- Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (179)
- Violin Concerto, Op. 36 (23)
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