List of compositions by Arnold Schönberg
The musical work of Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951) can be roughly divided into three stylistic phases (see also: Arnold Schönberg # work and effect ):
- "Late romantic" or " post-romantic " works (culminating in the Gurre songs [1900–11] on words by Jens Peter Jacobsen , German by Robert Franz Arnold)
- Works whose harmony turns towards a “free atonality ” (from around 1908; the second string quartet [1907/08] can be considered a key work here , in the finale of which a soprano voice symbolically-programmatically quotes the poem Entrückung [1907] by Stefan George : "I feel air from another planet ..." )
- Works that are based on the “method of composing with twelve tones that are only related to one another” (the so-called twelve - tone technique , from 1921; first tried in the Five Piano Pieces [op. 23, 1920–23] and the Suite for Piano [op. 25; 1921-23]).
The following list gives an overview of the compositions, sorted by line-up.
Operas
- And Pippa is dancing! (1906/07; fragment: prelude and recitative). Libretto (fragment): based on the play of the same name by Gerhart Hauptmann
- Expectation (op.17; 1909/14). Monodrama in one act. Libretto [2] : Marie Pappenheim (1882–1966). Duration: ~ 29 '. Premiere June 6, 1924 Prague ( German State Theater ; Marie Gutheil-Schoder [The Woman]; Conductor: Alexander von Zemlinsky ). - Work introduction by Therese Muxeneder [3]
- The happy hand (op. 18; 1909 [?] / 10–1913). Drama with music in 4 pictures. Libretto [4] (1909 [?] / 10): Arnold Schönberg. Duration: ~ 18 '. Premiere October 14, 1924 Vienna ( Volksoper ; Alfred Jerger [husband], Hedy Pfundmayr [wife]; conductor: Fritz Stiedry ; director: Josef Turnau ). - Work introduction by Matthias Schmidt [5]
- From one day to the next (op. 32; 1928/29). Opera in one act. Libretto [6] : Max Blonda (= Gertrud Schönberg). Duration: ~ 53 '. Premiere February 1, 1930 Frankfurt ( opera ; Benno Ziegler [husband], Else Gentner-Fischer [wife], Elisabeth Friedrich [girlfriend], Anton Maria Topitz [1887–1948] [singer], Kl. Nitzschker [child]; conductor: Hans Wilhelm Steinberg ; director: Herbert Graf ; set design: Ludwig Sievert [1887–1966]). - Factory introduction [7]
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Moses and Aron (1923–1937). Opera in 3 acts (fragment: 2 acts score, musical sketches for the 3rd act). Libretto (complete): Arnold Schönberg. Duration: ~ 95 '. WP (concert version) March 12, 1954 ( Hamburg Music Hall ; Hans Herbert Fiedler [Moses], Helmut Krebs [Aron], Ilona Steingruber-Wildgans [girl], Helmut Kretschmar [young man], Horst Günter [man], Hermann Rieth [priest and Ephraimit], Ursula Zollenkopf [sick]; choirs of the NWDR Cologne and Hamburg; symphony orchestra of the NWDR Hamburg ; conductor: Hans Rosbaud ). - Premiere (scenic) June 6, 1957 Zurich ( Stadttheater ; Hans Herbert Fiedler [Moses], Helmut Melchert [Aron], Charles Gillig [pagan priest and Israelite priest]; Ingeborg Friedrich [young girl]; Hans-Bert Dick [young man ], Nikolaus Toth [other man], Mary Davenport [sick], Rudolf Fiebelkorn [youth], Willi Ferenz [Ephraimit], professional choir of the Zurich City Theater, Lucerne City Theater Choir, members of the Zurich Radio Choir, Zurich Chamber Speaking Choir; Conductor: Hans Rosbaud; Director: Karl Heinz Krahl). - Dates of origin [8] , work introduction [9] , list of performances [10]
- 3-act version by Zoltán Kocsis (supplemented from the musical sketches; 2009/10). WP (in concert) January 10, 2010 Budapest ( Palace of the Arts ; with Wolfgang Schöne [Moses], Daniel Brenna [Aron]; Hungarian National Philharmonic, conductor: Zoltán Kocsis)
Vocal compositions
For solo voice and piano
- [Sieben Lieder] (1893–96) for voice and piano. Texts: Nikolaus Lenau (1802–1850), Paul Heyse (1830–1914), Martin Greif (1839–1911), Alfred Gold (1874–1958) and anonymously
- 1. In bright dreams I have often looked at you ... (1893; Alfred Gold) - 2. Over there the sun is parting ... (Nikolaus Lenau, Schilflied ) - 3. Girls' song ("Sang a beggar couple at the Schenkentor ..."; Paul Heyse) - 4. That yesterday a wasp stung your finger ... (anonymous) - 5. Cheers, beautiful young rose ... (anonymous) - 6. Why did you wake up ... (anonymous) - 7. The broken mug ... (Martin Greif)
- First songs (~ 1893–1900) for voice and piano. Texts: Joseph Christian von Zedlitz (1790–1862), Robert Reinick (1805–1852), Wilhelm Wackernagel (1806–1869), Ludwig Pfau (1821–1894), Oskar von Redwitz (1823–1891), Ada Christen (1839– 1901) and anonymous
- 1. A bird sat in the lilac bush ... (Robert Reinick) - 2. That the May period was over ... (Ada Christen) - 3. Can I bring my light to you ... (Ludwig Pfau) - 4. My treasure is like a snail ... ( Ludwig Pfau) - 5. God greet you Marie! ... (Ludwig Pfau) - 6. The plant that hovers over the abyss ... (Ludwig Pfau) - 7. I am lonely and alone ... (Ludwig Pfau) - 8. Only it hurts me so bitterly ... (Oscar von Redwitz) - 9. You little one are so sweet and sweet ... (Ludwig Pfau) - 10. My heart, that's a deep shaft ... (anonymous) - 11. You turn your back on me ... (Ludwig Pfau) - 12. I green as the willow turns green ... (Wilhelm Wackernagel) - 13. Doubter (Ludwig Pfau) - 14. Longing (Joseph Christian von Zedlitz) - 15. Forget-me-not (Ludwig Pfau) - 16. Lonely I am and alone (Ludwig Pfau)
- Early songs (1893–1900) for voice and piano. Texts: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), Nikolaus Lenau (1802–1850), Hermann Lingg (1820–1905), Ludwig Pfau (1821–1894), Paul Heyse (1830–1914), Richard Dehmel (1863–1920 ), Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874–1929), Alfred Gold (1874–1958) and anonymously. UA: with friends and family
- 1. Song of the Reaper (Ludwig Pfau) - 2. Spring for Girls (1897; Richard Dehmel) - 3. Not at all! (Richard Dehmel) - 4. Greetings to the distance (1900; Hermann Lingg) for baritone - 5. Ecloge (anonymous) - 6. Waldesnacht (Paul Heyse) - 7. Man's fear (Richard Dehmel) - 8. The two (1899; Hugo von Hofmannsthal) - 9. In bright dreams (Alfred Gold) - 10. Schilflied (Nikolaus Lenau) - 11. My heart is a deep shaft (anonymous) - 12. Mailied (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
- Mannesbangen (shortly after 1897 ?; fragment) for voice and piano. Text: Richard Dehmel (1863–1920). - Factory introduction [11]
- Two songs (op. 1; 1898) for a baritone voice and piano. Texts [12] : Karl von Levetzow (1871–1945). Duration: ~ 16 '. Dedication: "To my teacher and friend Alexander von Zemlinsky ". Premiere December 1, 1900 Vienna ( Bösendorfer Hall ; Eduard Gärtner [vocals],? [Piano]). - Work introduction by Iris Pfeiffer [13]
- 1. Thank you ("You gave me great things ...") - 2. Farewell ("From the ruins of a great beauty ...")
- Transposed versions (until 1903)
- Four songs (op. 2; 1899 / ~ 1900) for a voice and piano. Texts [14] : Johannes Schlaf (1862–1941), Richard Dehmel (1863–1920). Duration: ~ 12 '. Dedication: "To my teacher and friend Alexander von Zemlinsky". WP (No. 1 & 2) February 11, 1904 Vienna (Ansorge-Verein; Walter Pieau [vocals]; Oskar C. Posa or Alexander von Zemlinsky [piano]). WP (No. 3) January 26, 1907 Vienna (Ehrbar-Saal; Arthur Preuss [vocals], Alexander von Zemlinsky [piano]). WP (No. 4) April 28, 1915 Vienna ( Konzerthaus , Schubert Hall; Emmy Heim [vocals], Eduard Steuermann piano). - Work introduction by Matthias Schmidt [15]
- 1. Expectation ("From the sea-green pond ...", 1899; Richard Dehmel) - 2. Give me your golden comb (1899; Richard Dehmel, Jesus is begging ) - 3. Elevation ("Just give me your hand ...", 1899; Richard Dehmel) - 4th forest sun ("Into the brown, rushing nights ...", ~ 1900; Johannes Schlaf)
- Gurre songs . Early version for voice and piano (1900/01). Text: Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847–1885; from En cactus springer ud [“A cactus blooms”, 1869/70]), German by Robert Franz Arnold (1872–1938)
- Brettl-Lieder (1901) for voice and piano. Texts: Emanuel Schikaneder (1751–1812), Gustav Falke (1853–1916), Frank Wedekind (1864–1918), Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865–1910), Hugo Salus (1866–1929), Gustav Hochstetter (1873–1944) , Colly. Duration: ~ 23 '. WP: unknown. - Work introduction by Therese Muxeneder [16]
- 1. The frugal lover ("My girlfriend has a black cat ..."; Hugo Salus) - 2. Simple- minded song ("King went for a walk ..."; Hugo Salus) - 3. The nightwalker ("Drummer, let your calfskin sound ... "; Gustav Falke; with small flute , trumpet , snare drum and piano - see under vocal compositions for solo voice and 3–7 instruments ) - 4. Each his own (“ Ebenes Paradefeld ... ”; Colly) - 5. Reminder (“ Mädel sei no vain thing ... "; Gustav Hochstetter) - 6th Gigerlette (" Miss Gigerlette invited me to tea ... "; Otto Julius Bierbaum) - 7th Galathea (" Oh, how am I burning with desire ... "; Frank Wedekind) - 8. Slow waltz ("Since I saw so many women ..."; Emanuel Schikaneder, from the mirror of Arcadia )
- Six songs (op. 3; 1899–1903) for a medium voice and piano. Texts [17] : from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1805–08) by Clemens Brentano (1778–1842) and Achim von Arnim (1781–1831) and by Gottfried Keller (1819–1890), Hermann Lingg (1820–1905), Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847–1885) / Robert Franz Arnold (1872–1938), Richard Dehmel (1863–1920). Duration: ~ 16 '. Dedication: "Thankful to Mr. Building Councilor Carl Redlich". WP (No. 1–5) January 26, 1907 Vienna (Ehrbar-Saal; Anton Moser [vocals], Alexander von Zemlinsky [piano]). WP (No. 6) March 26, 1919 Vienna (Konzerthaus, Mozart Hall; Arthur Fleischer [vocals], Eduard Steuermann [piano]). - Work introduction by Therese Muxeneder [18]
- 1. How Georg von Frundsberg sang about himself ("My diligence and effort ..."; 1903; from Des Knaben Wunderhorn ) - 2. The excited ("What deeply moved life stories ..."; 1903; Gottfried Keller) - 3. Warning (" My dog, you, just grumbled ... "; 1899/1903; Richard Dehmel) - 4th wedding song (" So full and rich ... "; ~ 1901; Jens Peter Jacobsen, German by Robert Franz Arnold) - 5th practiced heart ("Do not lose my simple heart ..."; 1903; Gottfried Keller) - 6. Freihold ("So many ravens fly up at night ..."; 1900/03; Hermann Lingg)
- Your look ("Your look made me comfortable ..."; 1903). Song for a voice and piano. Text: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)
- Commemoration ("His picture is still there ..."; undated; authorship uncertain) for a voice and piano. Text [19] : handed down anonymously. Duration: ~ 2½ '. - Factory introduction [20]
- Eight songs (op. 6; 1903–05) for voice and piano. Texts: Gottfried Keller (1819–1890), Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), Julius Hart (1859–1930), Hermann Conradi (1862–1890), Richard Dehmel (1863–1920), John Henry Mackay (1864–1933) , Paul Remer (1867–1943), Kurt Aram (= Hans Fischer, 1869–1934). Duration: ~ 20 '. UA (No. 1, 3, 5–8) January 26, 1907 Vienna (Ehrbar-Saal; Theo [Theodora] Drill-Oridge, Arthur Preuss [vocals], Alexander von Zemlinsky [piano]). WP (No. 4) April 28, 1915 Vienna ( Konzerthaus , Schubert Hall; Emmy Heim [1885–1954] [vocals], Eduard Steuermann [piano])
- 1. Dream life ("It wraps itself around my neck ..."; 1903; Julius Hart) - 2. Everything ("Let's wait for the night ..."; 1905; Richard Dehmel) - 3. Girls' song ("Oh, if it is now the Mother knows ... "; 1905; Paul Remer) - 4. Leaving (" At dawn I walked away ... "; 1903; Hermann Conradi) - 5. Ghazel (" I hold you in my arms ... "; 1904; Gottfried Keller) - 6. At the wayside (“A thousand people pass by…”; 1905; John Henry Mackay) - 7. Lure (“Come on, come with me…”; 1905; Kurt Aram) - 8. The wanderer (“A wanderer goes through the night ... "; 1905; Friedrich Nietzsche)
- Two ballads (op. 12; 1907) for voice and piano. Texts (from: Neuer deutscher Balladenschatz , Berlin 1906): Heinrich Ammann (1864–1950), Victor Klemperer (1881–1960). Duration: ~ 11 '. Premiere (No. 1) October 23, 1920 Vienna (Konzerthaus, Schubert-Saal; Olga Bauer-Pilecka [1887–1941] [alt], Ernst Bachrich [~ 1892 / 93–1942] [piano]). WP (No. 2): unknown
- 1. Jane Gray ("They led him through the gray courtyard ..."; Heinrich Ammann) - 2. The lost heap ("Drink up, you drink for the last time ..."; Victor Klemperer)
- Two songs (op. 14; 1907/08) for voice and piano. Texts: Stefan George , Karl Henckell . Duration: ~ 5 '. Premiere January 20, 1921 Vienna (Konzerthaus, Schubert Hall; Erika Wagner [vocals], Ernst Bachrich [piano])
- 1. I must not give thanks ... (1907; Stefan George, verses 10 and 11 of the poem Waller im Schnee from The Year of the Soul [1897]) - 2. In these winter days (1908; Karl Henckell)
- On the beach (“The tide is over, it's still roaring far away…”; 1909; planned as op. 14 No. 3). Song for a voice and piano. Text [21] : Rainer Maria Rilke . Duration: ~ 1½ '. Premiere January 12, 1958 Hamburg ( North German Broadcasting , together with the beginning of the Jakobsleiter ; Gisela Litz [* 1922] [vocals], Hans Rosbaud [?] [Piano]). - Factory introduction [22]
- The book of the hanging gardens (op. 15; 1908/09) for voice and piano. Texts (1895/98): Stefan George . Duration: ~ 25 '. Premiere January 14, 1910 Vienna (Ehrbar-Saal; Martha Winternitz-Dorda [1880–1958] [soprano], Etta Werndorf [piano])
- 1. Under the protection of dense leafy grounds - 2. Grove in this paradise - 3. As a newcomer, I stepped into your enclosure - 4. Since my lips are motionless and burn - 5. Tell me which path I am on - 6. Everyone works I'm still dead - 7. Fear and hope alternately oppress myself - 8. If I don't touch your body today - 9. Happiness is strict and brittle to us - 10. I look at the beautiful bed while waiting - 11. As we behind the flowered gates - 12. When you are in deep mats during holy rest - 13. You lean against a silver willow on the bank - 14. Don't always speak - 15. We populated the dusky arbors
- Three songs (op. 48; 1933) for low voice and piano. Texts [23] : Jakob Haringer . Duration: ~ 6 '. Premiere May 16, 1950 Los Angeles (Student Union; Peter Page [baritone], Leonard Stein [1916–2004] [piano]). - Factory introduction [24]
- 1. Summer tired ("If you think it's eternal night ...") - 2. Dead ("Is everything one ...") - 3. Girls' song ("The sun shines so beautifully ...")
- Version for chamber orchestra by René Leibowitz (1949)
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Two playmates went well ... (op. 49 No. 1; 1948). Folksong setting for voice and piano
- Version for mixed choir a cappella (1948): see under Vocal compositions for several voices with or without instrumental accompaniment
For solo voice and 3–7 instruments
- It's a whisper through the night ... (E minor, undated) for tenor and string quartet. Text: transmitted anonymously
- Der Nachtwandler ("Drummer, let your calfskin sound ..."; 1901) for voice, small flute , trumpet , snare drum and piano. Text: Gustav Falke (1853–1916) (= No. 3 from the Brettl-Lieder , see under Vocal compositions for solo voice and piano ). WP: unknown. - Work introduction by Therese Muxeneder [25]
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Second quartet (F sharp minor) (op. 10; 1907/08) for 2 violins, viola, cello and a soprano part (in the 3rd and 4th movements). Texts: Stefan George (from The Seventh Ring [1907]). Duration: ~ 30 '. Dedication: “My wife” (Mathilde Zemlinsky [1877–1923]). Premiere December 21, 1908 Vienna ( Bösendorfer Hall ; Marie Gutheil-Schoder [soprano], Rosé Quartet )
- Versions for string orchestra and soprano part (1919/29): see under Vocal compositions for solo voice and orchestra
- 1. Moderate - 2. Very quickly - 3. Litany. Slowly ("Deep is the grief that darkens me ...", from the chapter dream darkness ) - 4th rapture. Very slowly ("I feel air from another planet ...", from the Maximin chapter )
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Herzgewächse ("My tired longing for blue glass ...", op. 20; 1911) for high soprano, celesta , harmonium and harp. Text: Maurice Maeterlinck , German by Karl Anton Klammer and Friedrich von Oppeln-Bronikowski (1906). Duration: ~ 3 '. WP: unknown. First proven performance December 2, 1923 New York ( Vanderbilt Theater ; Eva Leoni [soprano]; conductor: Robert Schmitz)
- Version with extended instrumentation. Premiere April 17, 1928 Vienna ( Musikverein , Kleiner Saal; Marianne Rau-Hoeglauer [vocals], Hanny Haumer [harp], Erna Gál [harmonium], Eduard Steuermann [celesta], Kolisch-Quartet )
- Three times seven poems from Albert Giraud's "Pierrot lunaire" (op. 21; 1912) for speaking voice and chamber ensemble (piano, flute [also piccolo], clarinet [also bass clarinet], violin [also viola] and violoncello). Texts: Albert Giraud (1860–1929), German by Otto Erich Hartleben . Duration: ~ 34 '. Dedication: “The first interpreter, Ms. Albertine Zehme, in warm friendship”. Premiere October 9, 1912 Berlin (Choralion-Saal; Albertine Zehme [recitation]; Eduard Steuermann [piano], Jakob Masiniak [violin / viola], Hans Kindler [1892–1949] [cello], HW de Vries [flutes], Karl Eßberger [clarinets]; conductor: Arnold Schönberg). - Introductions by Iris Pfeiffer [26] and Hermann Beil [27]
- 1. Drunk on the moon ("The wine that you drink with your eyes ...") - 2. Colombine ("The pale flowers of the moonlight ...") - 3. The dandy ("With a fantastic ray of light ...") - 4. A pale laundress - 5. Valse de Chopin ("Like a pale drop of blood ...") - 6. Madonna ("Steig, o mother of all pain ...") - 7. The sick moon ("You nocturnal fatally ill moon ...") - 8th night ( Passacaglia) ("Finstre, black giant butterfly ...") - 9th prayer to Pierrot ("Pierrot! My laugh ...") - 10th robbery ("Red, princely rubies ...") - 11th Red Mass ("At cruel supper ... ") - 12. Gallows song (" The dry whore ... ") - 13. Decapitation (" The moon, a blank Turkish sword ... ") - 14. The crosses (" Holy crosses are the verses ... ") - 15. Homesickness (" Lovely plaintive - a crystalline sigh ... ") - 16. Meanness (" In the bare head of Cassander ... ") - 17. Parody (" Knitting needles, bare and blinking ... ") - 18. The moon spot (" A white spot of the bright moon ... ") - 19th serenade (" With a grotesque giant bow ... ") - 20th journey home (" Der Mondstrahl is the rudder ... ") - 21. O old scent (" O old scent from fairytale times ... ")
- Serenade (op. 24; 1920–23) for clarinet, bass clarinet , mandolin , guitar , violin, viola, violoncello and a deep male voice (in the 4th movement). Text [28] : Francesco Petrarca , German by Karl August Förster . Duration: ~ 33 '. Premiere (private) May 2, 1924 Vienna (with Norbert Schwarzmann). Premiere (public) July 2, 1924 Donaueschingen ( Music Days ; Conductor: Arnold Schönberg). - Work introduction by Camille Crittenden [29]
- 1st March (1921) - 2nd minuet. Trio (1921-23) - 3rd variations. Subject (1920) - 4th sonnet No. 217 by Petrarch ("Oh, could I ever recover the revenge on you ..."; 1922/23) - 5th dance scene (1920-23) - 6th song (without words) (1923) - 7th final (1923)
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Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte (“'Tis done - but yesterday a King!”, Op. 41; 1942) for speaker, string quartet and piano. Text: Lord Byron . German version ( Ode to Napoleon ): Arnold Schönberg ("Gone! - Still yesterday Prince and great ...") [30] . Duration: 15 '. Premiere July 10, 1946 London (Goldsmith's Hall; Cuthbert Kelly [speaker]; Else Cross [piano], Aeolian Quartet ). - Work introduction by Therese Muxeneder [31]
- Version for speaker, string orchestra and piano: see under Vocal compositions for solo voice and orchestra
For solo voice and orchestra
- Six orchestral songs (op. 8; 1903–05). Texts: Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374) / Karl August Förster (1784–1841), from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1805–08) by Clemens Brentano (1778–1842) and Achim von Arnim (1781–1831), Heinrich Hart (1855 -1906). Duration: ~ 25 '. WP ((No. 2, 5, 6) January 29, 1914 Prague ( Hans Winckelmann [tenor]; conductor: Alexander von Zemlinsky)
- 1. Nature ("Night flows into day and day into night ..."; 1903/04; Heinrich Hart) - 2. The coat of arms shield ("Storms, tears and races, you winds of misfortune ..."; 1903/04; Flying sheet from Des Knaben Wunderhorn ) - 3. Longing ("My time is difficult, boring ..."; 1905; from Des Knaben Wunderhorn ) - 4. I was never, Mistress, tired ... (1904/05; Francesco Petrarca, German by Karl August Förster) - 5. Full of that sweetness ... (1904/05; Francesco Petrarca, German by Karl August Förster) - 6. When birds complain ... (1904/05; Francesco Petrarca, German by Karl August Förster)
- Second quartet (F sharp minor) (op.10). Versions for string orchestra and soprano part (1919/29). Texts: Stefan George (from The Seventh Ring [1907]). Duration: ~ 30 '. WP: unknown
- Four songs (op. 22; 1913–16) for voice and orchestra. Texts: Ernest Dowson (1867–1900) / Stefan George , Rainer Maria Rilke (from Das Stunden-Buch [1905]). Duration: ~ 13 '. Dedication (in the preprint of No. 2, 1915): “To my dear friend Anton von Webern ”. Premiere February 21, 1932 Frankfurt am Main (Hertha Reinecke [soprano]; Frankfurter Rundfunk-Symphonie-Orchester , conductor: Hans Rosbaud )
- 1. Seraphita ("Don't appear now, dream-lost face ..."; 1913; Ernest Dowson, German by Stefan George) - 2. All who are looking for you (1914; Rainer Maria Rilke) - 3. Make me the guardian of your vastness (1914 / 15; Rainer Maria Rilke) - 4th anticipation ("I am surrounded by afar like a flag"; 1916; Rainer Maria Rilke)
- Song of the wood pigeon from the Gurre songs . Arrangement for voice and chamber orchestra (1922). Text: Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847–1885; from En cactus springer ud [“A cactus blooms”, 1869/70]), German by Robert Franz Arnold (1872–1938). Premiere January 30, 1923 Copenhagen (Dansk Filharmonisk Selskab; Marya Freund [1876–1966] [Waldtaube], Breuning-Bache-Quartet, members of the Royal Chapel Christian Christiansen; conductor: Arnold Schönberg). - Introduction by Stefanie Rauch [32]
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Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte (“'Tis done - but yesterday a King!”, Op. 41; 1942/43). Version for speaker, string orchestra and piano. Text: Lord Byron . German version ( Ode to Napoleon ): Arnold Schönberg ("Gone! - Still yesterday Prince and great ...") [33] . Duration: 15 '. Premiere November 23, 1944 New York ( Carnegie Hall ; Mack Harrell [1909–1960] [speaker]; Eduard Steuermann [piano], New York Philharmonic , conductor: Artur Rodziński )
- Version for speaker, string quartet and piano: see under Vocal compositions for solo voice and 3–7 instruments
For several voices with or without instrumental accompaniment
- Many thousand flowers on the Au… (undated youth work) for 4-part mixed choir a cappella. Text: transmitted anonymously. WP: unknown
- Ei du Lütte (E flat major, 1895/96?) For 4-part mixed choir a cappella. Text: Klaus Groth (1819–1899). Duration: ~ 1½ '. WP: unknown
- Peaceful evening descends on the realm ... (F sharp minor, 1896?) For 4-part mixed choir. Text: Nikolaus Lenau (1802–1850). WP: unknown
- The German Michel ("Saint Michel, who is before God's throne ..."; D minor, ~ 1899–1901 / 1915/16 [?]). Battle song for 4- to 7-part [male choir] a cappella. Text: Ottokar Kernstock (1848–1928). WP: unknown
- Darthulas Grabgesang (E flat minor, 1903; fragment) for choir (with solo quartet) and orchestra. Text: Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803), after James Macpherson (" Ossian "; 1736–1796)
- Three canonical choirs (1905) with 4 voices. Texts: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ( Proverbs )
- 1. Oh, that the senses are so many! - 2. When someone who is hard pressed complains - 3. Do good
- Goethe Sprüche (1916) as 4-part canons for mixed choir
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Peace on earth (“Since the shepherds left their flock”; op. 13; 1907) for mixed choir a cappella. Text (1886): Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825–1898). Duration: ~ 8 '. WP: unknown (planned performance with the Wiener Singverein under Franz Schalk did not take place in 1908; Anton Webern probably conducted the work in 1928). - Factory introduction: [34]
- Version for mixed choir and orchestra (1911). Premiere December 9, 1911 Vienna (Musikverein, Great Hall; Philharmonic Choir, Vienna Teachers' Choir, Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra ; Conductor: Franz Schreker )
- Gurre-Lieder (1900-03, 1910/11). Cantata for solos, choir and orchestra. Texts: Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847–1885; from En cactus springer ud [“A cactus blooms”, 1869/70]), German by Robert Franz Arnold (1872–1938). Duration: ~ 110 '. Premiere February 23, 1913 Vienna (Musikverein, Großer Saal; Anna Bahr-Mildenburg [Waldtaube], Marya Freund [1876–1966] [Tove], Franz Nachod [Waldemar]; Philharmonic Choir, Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra; Conductor: Franz Schreker) . - Work introduction by Agnes Grond [35]
- Part I: 1. Orchestral prelude - 2. "Now the twilight mutes every note ..." - 3. "Oh, when the moon's rays glide gently ..." - 4. "Roß! My steed! How sluggish are you! " - 5. " Stars cheer, the sea, it shines ... " - 6. " The angels don't dance like this before God's throne ... " - 7. " Now I tell you for the first time ... " - 8 . “It's midnight time…” - 9. “You send me a love look…” - 10. “You wonderful Tove!” - 11th orchestral interlude - 12. “Doves from Gurre! Worry torments me! ... "
- Part II: 1. "Lord God, you know what you did ..."
- Part III: 1. “Wake up, King Waldemar's men!” - 2. “The lid of the coffin rattles and folds ...” - 3. “Greetings, O King, to Gurre-Seestrand!” - 4. “He whispers in Tove's voice Forest ... " - 5. " A strange bird is such an eel ... " - 6. " You strict judge upstairs ... " - 7. " The rooster lifts its head to the wire ... " - 8. The wild hunt of the summer wind. Orchestra prelude - 9th melodrama : "Herr Gänsefuß, Frau Gänsekraut ..." - 10th "See the sun ..."
- Early version for voice and piano (1900/01): see under Vocal compositions for solo voice and piano
- Piano reduction by Arnold Schönberg (before 1904; lost)
- Piano reduction by Alban Berg (1912/13)
- Song of the wood pigeon . Arrangement for voice and chamber orchestra (1922): see under Vocal compositions for solo voice and orchestra
- Arrangement of the 1st part for solos and 2 pianos for 8 hands. WP January 14, 1910 Vienna (Ehrbar-Saal; Martha Winternitz-Dorda [soprano], Hans Nachod [tenor]; Etta Werndorf, Arnold Winternitz [1872–1938], Anton Webern , Rudolf Weinrich [piano])
- Jacob's Ladder (1915–22). Oratorio (fragment; supplemented by Winfried Zillig in 1955). Libretto (1915-17): Arnold Schönberg. Duration: ~ 45 '. WP (excerpt, 160 bars) January 12, 1958 Hamburg ( Norddeutscher Rundfunk ; conductor: Hans Rosbaud ). Premiere (supplemented fragment) June 16, 1961 Vienna (Konzerthaus; Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester , conductor: Rafael Kubelík ). Scenic version: August 14, 1968 Santa Fe (New Mexico) . - Work introduction by Therese Muxeneder [36]
- Four pieces for mixed choir (op.27; 1925; No. 4 with instrumental accompaniment). Texts [37] : Arnold Schönberg, Tschan-Jo-Su (19th century) / Hans Bethge , Hung-So-Fan (1812–1861) / Hans Bethge. Duration: ~ 8 '. WP: unknown. - Work introduction by Agnes Grond [38]
- 1. Inescapable (“The brave are those who perform deeds…”; Arnold Schönberg) - 2. You shouldn't, you must (“You shouldn't make a picture!”; Arnold Schönberg) - 3. Moon and people (“Solang we are on earth… ”; Tschan-Jo-Su, German by Hans Bethge, from The Chinese Flute ) - 4. The Desire of the Lover (“ Sweet Moonlight on the Plum Trees… ”; Hung-So Fan, German by Hans Bethge, from The Chinese Flute ). Accompaniment: mandolin , clarinet , violin and violoncello
- Three satires for mixed choir (op.28; 1925/26; No. 3 with viola, violoncello and piano). Texts [39] : Arnold Schönberg. Duration: ~ 11 '. WP: unknown. - Work introduction by Agnes Grond [40]
- 1. At the crossroads (“ Tonal or atonal ?”; 1925) - 2. Versatility (“Yes, who is tommerlt there? / That's little Modernsky!”; 1925; Polemics against Igor Stravinsky ) - 3. The new classicism ("I no longer stayed romantic ..."; 1925; cantata with solo voices and instruments; against Hugo Riemann and against " neoclassical " music)
- Appendix I (1925/26): A saying and two variations about it
- Appendix II (1926): Canon (C major) for string quartet
- Appendix III (1926): Legitimation as Canon. Bernard Shaw in admiration on his 70th birthday
- Six pieces for male choir (op. 35; 1929/30). Texts [41] : Arnold Schönberg. Duration: ~ 13 '. Premiere (No. 4) November 2, 1929 Berlin ( Berliner Rundfunk ; Erwin Lendvai Quartet, conductor: Walter Hänel). WP (complete) October 24, 1931 Hanau (13-member quartet of the workers' choir Vorwärts, conductor: Franz Schmitt). Nos. 4 and 6 were commissioned by the German Workers' Singers Association . - Factory introduction [42]
- 1. Inhibition (“Is the language denied you?”; 1930) - 2. The law (“If it happens as one is used to ...”; 1930) - 3. Expression (“Out of us, in the mass instinct…”; 1930) - 4. Happiness ("Happiness is the ability to still wish ..."; 1929) - 5. Landsknechte ("One must die once ..."; 1930) - 6. Solidarity ("One helps you come into the world ..." "; 1929)
- Whoever wants to run with the world must have time (1926–34). Canon. Text: Arnold Schönberg. Dedication: “To my dear friends, Dr. David J. Bach ". WP: unknown
- Kol Nidre (G minor, op. 39; 1938) for speaker ( rabbi ), mixed choir and orchestra. Duration: ~ 12 '. Premiere October 4, 1938 Los Angeles (on the eve of Yom Kippur ; conductor: Arnold Schönberg)
- Prelude for Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (for mixed choir and orchestra; op.44; for the Genesis Suite , 1945). Duration: ~ 6 '. Premiere November 18, 1945 Los Angeles (Wilshire Ebell Theater; Janssen Symphony of Los Angeles, conductor: Werner Janssen ). - Factory introduction [43]
- A Survivor from Warsaw ( A Survivor from Warsaw ) ( "I can not remember ev'rything ...", op 46;. 1947) for speaker, male chorus and orchestra. Text: Arnold Schönberg [44] (based on eyewitness reports from the Warsaw Ghetto ; final chorus: Schma Jisrael ). Duration: ~ 7 '. Dedication: “For the Koussevitzky Music Foundation, dedicated to the memory of Natalie Koussevitzky”. Premiere November 4, 1948 Albuquerque , New Mexico (Carlisle High School, University Campus; Sherman Smith [speaker]; Albuquerque Civic Symphony Orchestra , conductor: Kurt Frederick ). - Work introduction by Therese Muxeneder [45]
- Three folk song movements (op. 49; 1948) for mixed choir a cappella. Duration: ~ 10 '. WP: unknown. - Factory introduction [46]
- 1. Two playmates went well ... - 2. May comes with joy ... - 3. My heart in constant faithfulness ...
- No. 1 also in a version for voice and piano: see under Vocal compositions for solo voice and piano
- Eight canons (1926-49). Texts: Arnold Schönberg
- 1. Infinite four-part canon (“From my stones, stone…”; 1926). Dedication: “For Erwin Stein at Christmas 1926” - 2. Arnold Schönberg congratulates warmly . 4-part riddle canon (in 4 keys) with free instrumental bass (1928) - 3. Reflect yourself in the work: it's worth it twice for you . 2-part mirror canon (1931) - 4. Everyone feels the same way; nobody stays at twenty forever - it happened to me too, but I comforted myself quickly . 2 related 3-part riddle canons, per augmentationem (1933) - 5. It's too stupid, it's too bad . 4-part infinite canon with coda (1934) - 6. Mr. Saunders I owe you thanks . 4-part infinite canon for equal voices (1939) - 7. I am almost sure, when your nurse will change your diapers . Infinite canon for 4 equal voices (1945) - 8th center of gravity of own solar system . 4-part canon in the Unterquart (1949)
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Modern Psalms (1949-51)
- Three times a thousand years ("Three times a thousand years since I saw you ..."; op. 50a; 1949) for mixed choir a cappella. Text: Dagobert David Runes (1902–1982; from Jordanlieder ). Duration: ~ 3 '. Premiere October 29, 1949 Stockholm ( Fylkingen ; Lilla Kammarkören [Lilla Chamber Choir], conductor: Eric Ericson ). - Factory introduction [47]
- Israel exists again (1949; fragment) for mixed choir a cappella. Text: Arnold Schönberg. Premiere January 12, 1958 Hamburg (Conductor: Hans Rosbaud )
- Psalm 130 ( De Profundis ["Shir hamaalot mima'amakim keraticha adonai ..."], op. 50b; 1950) for 6-part mixed choir a cappella. Duration: ~ 5 '. Dedication: "the State of Israel". Premiere January 29, 1954 in Cologne ( Westdeutscher Rundfunk choir , conductor: Bernhard Zimmermann). - Factory introduction [48]
- Modern psalm ("O, Du mein Gott! Alle Völker Praise Dich ...", op. 50c; 1950/51; fragment) for speaker, mixed choir and orchestra. Text (1950): Arnold Schönberg. Duration: ~ 5 '. Premiere May 29, 1956 Cologne (Conductor: Nino Sanzogno [1911–1983])
Orchestral works
- Notturno ( Adagio ; 1896) for solo violin, harp and strings. UA March 2, 1896 Vienna (ballroom of the Kaufmännischer Verein; “Polyhymnia” orchestra; conductor: Alexander von Zemlinsky?). - Work introduction by Therese Muxeneder [49]
- Gavotte and Musette (in the old style) (1897) for string orchestra
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Pelleas and Melisande (op. 5; 1902/03). Symphonic poem based on the drama ofthe same name by Maurice Maeterlinck . Duration: ~ 40 '. Premiere January 25, 1905 Vienna (Musikverein, Great Hall; Orchestra of the Wiener Konzertverein, conductor: Arnold Schönberg)
- Version for large orchestra (1911)
- Revised new edition (1920)
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Chamber symphony (No. 1, op. 9; 1906) for 15 solo instruments. Duration: ~ 22 '. Premiere February 8, 1907 Vienna (Musikverein, Großer Saal; Rosé Quartet and Wind Association of the Court Opera )
- Excerpt for piano 4 hands (1907)
- Version for piano quintet (fragment; 1907) - see under chamber music
- revised version (1912) for 10 wind instruments and string orchestra. Premiere March 1913 Vienna (Musikverein, Great Hall; Conductor: Arnold Schönberg)
- Version for orchestra (1914/22)
- Version for large orchestra (op.9b; 1935/36). Premiere December 27, 1936 Los Angeles ( University of Southern California , Bovard Auditorium; Philharmonic Orchestra ; Conductor: Arnold Schönberg)
- Second Chamber Symphony (E flat minor, op. 38; 1906–39) for small orchestra. Duration: ~ 20 '. Premiere December 15, 1940 New York ( Carnegie Hall ; Orchestra of the Friends of New Music, conductor: Fritz Stiedry ). - Program text by Arnold Schönberg: turning point (melodrama) [50] . - Work introduction by Therese Muxeneder [51]
- 1. Adagio - 2. Con fuoco
- Version for 2 pianos (op.38b; 1941/42): see under music for keyboard instruments
- Five orchestral pieces (op.16, 1909). Duration: ~ 16 '. Premiere September 3, 1912 London ( Queen's Hall ; Queen's Hall Orchestra, conductor: Henry Wood )
- 1. Pre-feelings - 2. Past - 3. Colors - 4. Peripetia - 5. The obligatory recitative
- Arrangement of nos. 1, 2, 4 for 2 pianos eight hands by Erwin Stein . Premiere February 4, 1912 Berlin (Harmonium Hall; Louis Closson, Louis T. Grünberg , Eduard Steuermann , Anton Webern)
- Version for chamber orchestra (1920)
- Revised version for large orchestra (1922)
- Version for standard orchestra (1949). Dedication: “This new edition is dedicated to the memory of Henri Hinrichsen a music publisher who was a great seigneur.”
- Three pieces for chamber ensemble (1910). Duration: ~ 2 '. Premiere October 10, 1957 Berlin (members of the Berlin Philharmonic ). - Work introduction by Therese Muxeneder [52]
- 1. Rapid quarters - 2. Moderate quarters - 3. Walking quarters (fragment)
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Transfigured Night (op. 4). Version for string orchestra (1917; with added double bass part)
- Revised version (1943) for string orchestra
- Variations for orchestra (op. 31; 1926–28). Duration: ~ 20 '. Premiere December 2, 1928 Berlin ( Berliner Philharmoniker , conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler ). - Introductions by Arnold Schönberg [53] and from the Arnold Schönberg Center [54]
- Introduction: Moderate, calm - Theme: Molto moderato - 1st variation: Moderato - 2nd variation: Slow - 3rd variation: Moderate - 4th variation: Waltz tempo - 5th variation: Moving - 6th variation: Andante - 7th variation : Slow - 8th variation: Very quickly - 9th variation: L'istesso tempo; but a little slower - Finale: moderately fast
- Music to accompany a movie scene (op. 34; 1929/30). Duration: ~ 9 '. First broadcast April 8, 1930 Frankfurt (Südwestfunk; conductor: Hans Rosbaud ). Premiere November 6, 1930 Berlin ( Kroll Opera Orchestra , conductor: Otto Klemperer ). - Factory introduction [55]
- Imminent danger - fear - disaster
- Version for chamber orchestra by Johannes Schöllhorn (* 1962)
- Suite in the old style (G major; 1934) for string orchestra. Duration: ~ 29 '. Premiere May 18, 1935 Los Angeles (Philharmonic Auditorium; Philharmonic Orchestra , conductor: Otto Klemperer ). Work introduction by Matthias Schmidt [56]
- 1. Overture. Fugue - 2nd Adagio - 3rd Minuet. Trio - 4th Gavotte - 5th Gigue
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (op. 36; 1934 [35?] - 1936). Duration: ~ 31 '. Dedication: “To my dear friend and comrade-in-arms Dr. Anton von Webern ”. Premiere December 6, 1940 Philadelphia ( Louis Krasner [violin]; Philadelphia Orchestra , conductor: Leopold Stokowski ). - Introductions by Louis Krasner [57] and the Arnold Schönberg Center [58]
- 1. Poco allegro - 2. Andante grazioso - 3. Finale. Allegro
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (op.42; 1942). Duration: ~ 20 '. Dedication: “To Henry Clay Shriver” [1917–1994]. Premiere February 6, 1944 New York (NBC Orchestra's Radio City Habitat; Eduard Steuermann [piano]; NBC Symphony Orchestra , conductor: Leopold Stokowski ). - Factory introduction [59]
- Andante - Molto allegro - Adagio - Giocoso (moderato)
- Theme and Variations for Full Band (for wind orchestra , op.43a; 1943). Duration: ~ 11 '. Premiere June 27, 1946 New York (Goldman Band, conductor: Richard Franko Goldman [1910–1980])
- (Theme). Poco allegro - 1st variation - 2nd variation: Allegro molto - 3rd variation: Poco adagio - 4th variation: Tempo di valse - 5th variation: Molto moderato - 6th variation: Allegro - 7th variation: Moderato - Finale: Moderato
- Version for symphony orchestra (op.43b; 1943/44). Duration: ~ 12 '. Premiere October 20, 1944 Boston (Symphony Hall; Boston Symphony Orchestra , conductor: Serge Koussevitzky )
Music for keyboard instruments
- Song without words (Adagio, D major; undated youth work) for piano
- Three piano pieces (1894). WP: unknown. - Work introduction by Iris Pfeiffer [60]
- 1. Andantino - 2. Andantino grazioso - 3. Presto
- Six pieces (1896) for piano 4 hands. Duration: ~ 6 '. Dedication: "Miss Bella Cohn on February 14, 1896". WP: unknown
- 1. Andante grazioso - 2. Poco allegro - 3. Rapid - 4. Andante - 5. Lively, rapid - 6. Allegro molto
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Three piano pieces (op.11; 1909/10). Duration: ~ 14 '. Premiere January 14, 1910 Vienna (Ehrbar-Saal; Etta Werndorff)
- revised version (1924)
- Arrangement of No. 2 for piano by Ferruccio Busoni (1910)
- Six small piano pieces (op. 19; 1911). Duration: ~ 5 '. Premiere February 4, 1912 Berlin (Harmonium Hall; Louis Closson)
- 1. Light, tender - 2. Slow - 3. Very slowly - 4. Quickly, but easily - 5. Somewhat quickly - 6. Very slowly
- Five piano pieces (op. 23; 1920–23). Duration: ~ 12 '. Premiere (No. 1–2) October 9, 1920 Vienna (Musikverein, Kleiner Saal; Eduard Steuermann ). Premiere (complete) autumn 1923 (Eduard Steuermann). - Factory introduction: [61]
- 1. Very slowly (1920) - 2. Very quickly (1920) - 3. Slow (1923) - 4. Lively (1920/23) - 5. Waltz (1921/23)
- Suite for piano (op. 25; 1921–23). Duration: ~ 16 '. Premiere February 25, 1924 Vienna (Konzerthaus, Mozart Hall; Eduard Steuermann )
- 1. Prelude (1921) - 2. Gavotte (1923) - 3. Musette (1923) - 4. Intermezzo (1921-23) - 5. Minuet. Trio (1923) - 6th Gigue (1923)
- Arrangement for 10 wind instruments and double bass by Jan van Vlijmen
- Piano pieces (op. 33a / b; 1928–31). Duration: ~ 6 '. UA (op. 33a) January 30, 1931 Berlin ( Else C. Kraus [1890–1979]). Premiere (op.33b) September 20, 1949 Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker vom Rath ; Else C. Kraus). - Factory introduction [62]
- (op.33a; 1928/29) moderately - (op.33b; 1931) moderately slow
- Phantasia (1937; fragment) for piano 4 hands
- Variations on a Recitative (in D, op. 40; 1941) for organ. Duration: ~ 16 '. Premiere April 10, 1944 in New York ( Carl Weinrich ). - Factory introduction [63]
- Theme - Variations 1–10 - Cadenza (Fugue)
- Version for 2 pianos (fragment)
- Sonata (1941; fragment) for organ
- Molto moderato - Allegretto
- Fragments of various piano pieces (before 1900, 1900/01, 1905/06, 1909, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1931, from 1933 ...). - Overview [64] , introduction by Iris Pfeiffer [65]
- Fragment of a piece for 2 pianos (1941)
- Second Chamber Symphony (E flat minor). Version for 2 pianos (op.38b; 1941/42). Duration: ~ 20 '. WP: unknown
- 1. Adagio - 2. Con fuoco
Chamber music
Duos
- Alliance Waltz (1882–?) For 2 violins. WP: unknown. - Factory introduction [66]
- Sunshine Polka (1882–?) For 2 violins. WP: unknown
- 3 songs without words (1882–?) For 2 violins. WP: unknown
- Piece for violin and piano (D minor; 1893/94?). WP: unknown. - Work introduction by Therese Muxeneder [67]
- Phantasy for Violin with Piano Accompaniment (for violin with piano accompaniment; op.47; 1949) for violin and piano. Duration: ~ 9 '. Dedication: “Made upon the 'order' of Mr Adolf Koldofsky who pleased me with his performance of my String Trio”. Premiere September 11, 1949 Zurich (Theater am Neumarkt; Francine Villers [violin], Jacques Monod [piano]). American premiere September 13, 1949 Los Angeles (Assistance League of Southern California Playhouse; Adolph Koldofsky [1905–1951] [violin], Leonard Stein [1916–2004] [piano]). - Work introduction by Therese Muxeneder [68]
- Grave - Più mosso - Meno mosso - Lento - Grazioso - Tempo I - Più mosso - Scherzando - Poco tranquillo - Scherzando - Meno mosso - Tempo I
Trios
- Romance Ré mineur pour deux violons et alto (for 2 violins and viola; undated youth work)
- String Trio ( String Trio for violin, viola and cello; op 45;. 1946). Duration: ~ 19 '. Premiere May 1, 1947 Cambridge (Massachusetts) ( Harvard University , Sanders Theater ; members of the Walden String Quartet ). Autobiographical note from Arnold Schönberg: My death [69] . - Work introduction by Mirjam Schlemmer [70]
Quartets
String quartets
- Presto (C major; ~ 1895) for string quartet. WP: unknown. - Work introduction by Eike Feß [71]
- Scherzo (F major; 1897) for string quartet. Duration: ~ 8 '. WP: unknown. - Work introduction by Eike Feß [72]
- Quartet (D major; 1897) for 2 violins, viola and violoncello. Duration: ~ 23 '. Premiere (private) March 17, 1898 Vienna (Fitzner Quartet). Premiere (public) December 20, 1898 Vienna ( Bösendorfer Hall ; Fitzner Quartet). - Work introduction by Eike Feß [73]
- 1. Allegro molto - 2. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso - 3rd Andante con moto. Variations 1–5 - 4th Allegro
- Quartet (No. 1, D minor, op.7; 1904/05) for 2 violins, viola and violoncello. Duration: ~ 44 '. Premiere February 5, 1907 Vienna ( Bösendorfer Hall ; Rosé Quartet )
- 1. [no name] - 2. Scherzo - 3. Adagio - 4. Rondo. final
- Second quartet (F sharp minor, op. 10; 1907/08): see under vocal works
- Third string quartet (op. 30; 1927). Duration: ~ 30 '. Dedication: “ Dedicated to Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge ”. Premiere September 19, 1927 Vienna (Konzerthaus, Mozart Hall; Kolisch Quartet). - Introductions by Camille Crittenden and Arnold Schönberg: [74]
- 1. Moderato - 2. Adagio - 3. Intermezzo. Allegro moderato - 4th rondo. Molto moderato
- Fourth String Quartet (op. 37; 1936). Duration: ~ 32 '. Dedication: “To the ideal patron of chamber music Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge and to the ideal interpreters of it The Kolisch Quartet”. Premiere January 8, 1937 Los Angeles ( University of California , Josiah Royce Hall; Kolisch Quartet). - Introductions by Mirjam Schlemmer and Arnold Schönberg [75]
- 1. Allegro molto; energico - 2nd Comodo - 3rd Largo - 4th Allegro
Canons
- Eyn double mirror u. Key canon for four voices set the Dutch way (1922)
Quintets
- Chamber Symphony (No. 1, Op. 9). Version for piano quintet (fragment; 1907)
- The Iron Brigade (1916). March for string quartet and piano. Duration: ~ 4 '. Dedication note: “Original manuscript given to Dr. v. Kusmitsch 1916 Senior Lt. in Bruck a / L a court clerk in Budapest (who did not understand how to appreciate it) ”. Premiere presumably in 1916 in Bruck an der Leitha (at a one-year camaraderie evening)
- Christmas music (1921; arrangement of the chorale “ Es ist ein Ros sprung ”) for two violins, violoncello, piano and harmonium . Duration: ~ 6 '. Premiere 1921 (?)
- Quintet (op. 26; 1923/24) for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. Duration: ~ 38 '. Dedication: “Dem Bubi Arnold” (Schönberg's grandson Arnold Greissle [* 1923]). Premiere September 16, 1924 Vienna (conductor: Felix Greissle [1894–1982]). - Work introduction by Therese Muxeneder [76]
- 1. Lively (1923) - 2. Graceful and cheerful; Scherzando (1923) - 3. A little slow (poco Adagio) (1924) - 4. Rondo (1924)
- Arrangements by Felix Greissle:
- for high instrument (violin / flute / clarinet) and piano (1926)
- for piano 4 hands (1926)
- Arrangements by Felix Greissle:
Sextets
- Blind spot (B minor, 1898/99 ?; fragment). Symphonic poem for string sextet , based on a poem by Gustav Falke (1853–1916). - Work introduction by Iris Pfeiffer [77]
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Transfigured Night (op. 4; 1899). String sextet (for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 violoncellos), based on the poem of the same name by Richard Dehmel ("Two people walk through a bare, cold grove ..."). Duration: ~ 28 '. Premiere March 18, 1902 Vienna (Musikverein, Kleiner Saal; Rosé Quartet ; Franz Jelinek [2nd viola], Franz Schmidt [2nd violoncello]). - Introductions by Arnold Schönberg [78] [79] and Therese Muxeneder [80]
- Revised version (1905)
- Versions for string orchestra (1917/43): see under orchestral works
Septet
- Suite (op. 29; 1924–26) for small clarinet, clarinet, bass clarinet , violin, viola, violoncello and piano. Duration: ~ 29 '. Dedication: "My dear wife" (Gertrud Kolisch). Premiere December 15, 1927 Paris (Grande Salle Pleyel; Cahuzac, Hery, Delacroix [clarinets], Darrieux, Boulay, Frecheville [strings], Eduard Steuermann [piano]; conductor: Arnold Schönberg). - Introductions by Theodor W. Adorno [81] and the Arnold Schönberg Center [82]
- 1. Overture. Allegretto (1924–26) - 2nd dance steps. Moderato (1925) - 3rd theme with variations (1925) - 4th Gigue (1925/26)
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- ^ Printed as a music supplement with permission from the Universal Edition in: Kandinsky / Franz Marc: Der Blaue Reiter , Piper, Munich 1912 (reprint of the 1912 edition. Piper Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-492-24121-2 )
- ^ Letter from Anton Webern to Arnold Schönberg, November 1928; see introduction to the works by Therese Muxeneder ( Arnold Schönberg Center ): [1]