From the Archive – New acquisition
“Please don’t advertise! I have no wish for publicity! I do not wish to be one of those people who stop at nothing to promote themselves. You must understand this!” Sending an insistent plea to concert agent Emil Gutmann at the end of September 1912, Schönberg urgently requested that the final rehearsal of his “Pierrot lunaire” be attended solely by invited guests, and not open to music critics.
From the archive – diary and calendar project completed
The transcription of the 60+ diaries and calendars from the years 1900 and 1910–1951 owned by Arnold Schönberg which have survived in the composer’s estate has now been completed in time for the 147th anniversary of the composer’s birth on September 13.
From the Archive – Database relaunch
52 countries, 809 towns and cities, 3953 addresses, 1260 companies, 2655 senders and recipients of letters, 21783 catalog numbers: Arnold Schönberg’s correspondence from the years between 1891 and 1951 contains a wealth of background information on his works and biography, and also on his life in Europe and the USA.