Arnold Schönberg: To the San Francisco Round-Table on Modern Art (English subtitles)

Arnold Schönberg: To the San Francisco Round-Table on Modern Art, March 1949
Arnold Schönberg Center, Wien
The questionnaire of the San Francisco Art Association is dated 15 March 1949; Schönberg was unable to participate in the round table discussion, and instead recorded part of his contribution on his Webster Wire Recorder.

[@Twentythousandlps]

Love the picture of the wire recorder, quickly superceded by the tape recorder. It is also featured in the 1949 play Death of a Salesman.

[@riversandstones1644]

Thank you for uploading this. This is pure gold.

[@simonzonenblick395]

This is fascinating, thanks for sharing.

[@LendallPitts]

Thank you. This is illuminating about Schoenberg in many ways -- about both his own art and his music --, but apart from that it is one of the most perceptive talks about modern art I have ever listened to.

[@BenCallan]

Completely agree. It's so useful to hear about the developments of modern art from such a vital practitioner.

[@opticalmixing23]

he talks slow, but forms his sentences like his music

[@tchaivorakfauresohnsieg9532]

Happens when you speak in 2nd language

[@Twentythousandlps]

I am sure he is reading a statement he wrote.​@@tchaivorakfauresohnsieg9532

[@grocheo1]

Fantastic document. Thank you so much!

[@aleksandarsmederevac5573]

brilliant!!

[@robhaskins]

Wow!

[@ddevoester]

His voice is similar to Salvador Dali’s