V084: Der Maler Arnold Schönberg
Non-commercial, b/w (1989), 20:30.
U-Matic (NTSC)
U-Matic (PAL)
Written and directed by Georg Eisler and Wolfgang Lesowsky
An ORF production
Time | Description |
0:00 | Titles |
0:40 | Georg Eisler (son of Hanns Eisler) makes introductory comments. |
1:30 | Scenes of Arnold Schoenberg Institute on USC campus. Schoenberg's biography is accompanied by various photos. |
2:50 | Footage of Vienna's Musikvereinsaal, from which Eisler speaks. He describes the artistic movements of the early 20th century, including the works of Richard Gerstl. |
6:00 | Eisler discusses Schoenberg's early self-portraits and paintings of his family and students. |
8:20 | Footage of Vienna's Liechtensteinstrasse where the Schoenbergs and Gerstl lived. |
9:15 | Eisler discusses Schoenberg's portrait of Mahler's funeral and other landscapes. |
11:15 | Eisler discusses the first exhibition of Schoenberg's works in Buchhandlung Hugo Heller. |
12:45 | Eisler discusses Schoenberg's set designs for his operas Erwartung and Die glückliche Hand. |
14:00 | Schoenberg's more abstract paintings are discussed. |
15:30 | The development of Schoenberg's relationship with Kandinsky is discussed, accompanied by photos of Schoenberg, his students, and his Mödling home. |
19:00 | Eisler makes concluding comments (op. 10 plays in background). |
20:00 | Credits |
20:30 | End of tape |