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On October 9, 1912 Arnold Schönberg performed his new opus in Berlin’s Choralionsaal for guests who received tickets by invitation only. The work was Pierrot lunaire op. 21 for chamber ensemble and Sprechstimme, with three sections of seven melodramas each. That evening, the audience was propelled into a wholly new dimension of hearing.

Our archive recently received the donation of a previously unknown autograph letter by Arnold Schönberg. Written around 1909, the recipient was presumably the violinist Arnold Rosé, who premiered Schönberg’s works for string quartet and sextet, and was also first concertmaster at the Vienna Court Opera.

Schönberg's library is one of the most comprehensive records of a composer's reception in the 20th century. An annotated catalog of the books and periodicals in Schönberg's estate library has now been published in our publication series.

  1. Summer in Murnau
  2. From the archive – new acquisition
  3. From the archive – new acquisition
  4. From the Archive – Schönberg on vinyl
  5. The Sound of Summer