Four Songs for Voice and Orchestra op. 22. Nr. 4 Premonition

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Title	Four Songs for Voice and Orchestra op. 22. Nr. 4 Premonition
Playing time	00:03:27
Authors	Schönberg, Arnold [Komponist/in] [GND]
Contributors	Rosbaud, Hans [Dirigent] [GND] Reinecke, Hertha [Gesang] [GND] Südwestdeutscher Rundfunk [Produzent]
Place	Frankfurt, Saalbau / Concert Hall [Ortsbezug]
Keywords	Musik ; E-Musik ; Unveröffentlichte Aufnahme
	20. Jahrhundert - 20er Jahre 20. Jahrhundert - 30er Jahre
Type	audio
Format	SCS [Schallplatte, Schellack]
Language	Englisch
Signature	Österreichische Mediathek, e11-00203_b01_k02
Media type	Mp3-Audiodatei

Frankfurt, Saalbau 1890. Public domain.

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The premiere of the “Four Songs for Voice and Orchestra” op. 22 was held as many as sixteen years after completion of the composition, on February 21, 1932 at the 7th Monday concert by the Frankfurt Orchestral Society, conducted by Hans Rosbaud. While the concert was still in the planning stage, Schönberg recommended that the solo part should be sung by “a very talented singer […] whose voice and style of singing greatly pleases me and who is certain to produce the notes flawlessly because she is the wife of my student Winfried Zillig”. (Arnold Schönberg to Hans Rosbaud, June 12, 1931) Rosbaud agreed to this suggestion and hired Hertha Reinecke-Zillig for the premiere. The composer planned to travel from Barcelona for the concert, but was forced to cancel for health reasons. Soon after the concert, Winfried Zillig sent a report of the radio program: “The broadcast was excellent here, every word could be understood, even the lowest note could be heard, every inner voice in the orchestra was clear and distinct, and the sound was wonderful. […] Incidentally, the songs were also recorded on discs in Frankfurt, and they are supposed to sound very good. I am very eager to hear them.” (Letter dated February 28, 1932) Rudolf Kolisch confirmed this positive opinion in a letter to his former teacher: “Here in Frankfurt […] we have listened to the records of your orchestral songs op. 22 to celebrate our radio broadcast. There was a great deal to be heard (especially in the upper voices) and the sound was wonderful (especially in the orchestra.)” (Letter dated March 15, 1932). (Text: Arnold Schönberg Center)

Collection history

Sammlung Schönberg

Im Rahmen einer Kooperation mit dem Arnold Schönberg Center sichert die Österreichische Mediathek seit April 2019 die Schallplattensammlung des Komponisten digital. Der Nachlass Arnold Schönbergs steht seit 1998 im Arnold Schönberg Center in Wien zur Verfügung.

Die Sammlung umfasst über 400 Schallplatten mit eigenen Kompositionen, fremden Werken sowie vereinzelten Sprachaufnahmen. Professionelle Produktionen stehen neben dokumentarischen Mitschnitten. Schönberg war technischen Neuerungen aufgeschlossen und nutzte Medien zur Tonaufzeichnung auf vielfältige Weise. Die frühesten Audio-Dokumente gehen auf Arnold Schönbergs Zeit in Berlin und sein zunehmendes Engagement für den Rundfunk zurück, dessen Potenzial zur Verbreitung aktueller Musik er bereits früh erkannte. Frühe Tonträger der Sammlung entstanden oft als Versuchsaufnahmen im Kontext von Radioübertragungen. Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wurden seine Schallplatten wichtiges Kommunikationsmittel im Kontakt mit Europa.

2011 wurde der Schönberg-Nachlass von der UNESCO in das Weltdokumentenerbe-Register (Memory of the World) aufgenommen.

Zur Sammlungsgeschichte siehe auch <link>https://www.schoenberg.at/images/stories/bilder_statische_artikel/archiv/ethikbewahrens.pdf<link>

In cooperation with the Arnold Schönberg Center, the Österreichische Mediathek digitally preserved the composer's record collection in April 2019. Arnold Schönberg’s Estate was made available at the Arnold Schönberg in 1998, after the collection had been moved from Los Angeles.

The composer owned over 400 phonograph discs with his own compositions, works by other composers, and also the occasional voice recording. Professional productions are found alongside documentative recordings. Schönberg was open to technical innovations and used sound recording media in various ways. The earliest audio documents stem from the composer’s time spent in Berlin and his increasing commitment to the radio, whose potential for broadcasting contemporary music to a larger audience was recognized by Schönberg at a very early stage. Early sound storage media from Schönberg’s collection often contain test recordings for radio broadcasts and only excerpts of the compositions played. And after the war, phonograph discs were an important means of communication with Europe.

In 2011 Schönberg’s Estate was inscribed onto the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.

For the history of the collection see also <link>https://www.schoenberg.at/images/stories/bilder_statische_artikel/archiv/ethikbewahrens.pdf<link>

Location in the digital collection

Keywords

Musik ; E-Musik , Unveröffentlichte Aufnahme

Part of the collection

Sammlung Schönberg

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Arnold Schönberg – Biography