Arnold Schönberg was not only an important composer and the leading figure of the second Wiener School, he was also a writer, teacher, theorist, painter and inventor.
Born in the Viennese Leopoldstadt as a child of a Jewish family, his life was characterized by the events of the century. At the same time, Schönberg became a watchful and uncompromising co -designer of the era.
With the classics Bach, Mozart and Beethoven up to Brahms and Wagner, the music was considered to be the "sounding expression of the human soul". Finally, as a pioneer of the twelve -tone method, he made his way into modernity and kidnapped his contemporary: inside into new spheres.
On July 10, 2024, the cabinet exhibition opened in cooperation with the Arnold-Schönberg-Center Vienna as part of its work and life and follows his traces on a journey of discovery to his place of residence and place of action: From Vienna via the cities of Europe, his path led him away into exile to the film metropolis of Hollywood.
Workshop documents show the imaginative thinker, the invention of which did not stop at chess. Expressive portraits and picturesque visions make his voice audible in Austrian Expressionism. Sketches and other manuscripts keep the intuitive side of the sound creator in mind, always looking for outrageous music. In the original recordings of his voice, the composer also has their say: translated into 16 different languages, the film "Who I am" conveys a living picture of the artist and people.
By June 29, 2025, the paintings, manuscripts and inventions of the influential thinker can be explored in the Haus der Musik.
On the photo: © Hanna Pribitzer | VLNR: Lucas Krieger, Eike Feß, Dr. Ulrike Anton, Dir. Simon K. Posch
