Book contents
- Schoenberg in Context
- Composers in Context
- Schoenberg in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Musical Examples
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part I Schoenberg in Place
- Part II More than a Composer
- Part III Approaches to Composition
- Part IV Paradoxes and Predicaments
- Part V Schoenberg’s Others
- Chapter 16 Richard Wagner
- Chapter 17 Johannes Brahms
- Chapter 18 Igor Stravinsky (and Adorno)
- Chapter 19 Alexander Zemlinsky
- Chapter 20 Gustav Mahler
- Chapter 21 Richard Strauss
- Chapter 22 Alban Berg and Anton Webern
- Part VI Viennese Institutions
- Part VII Performers and Critics
- Part VIII Ideas, Beliefs and Interventions
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 19 - Alexander Zemlinsky
from Part V - Schoenberg’s Others
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 September 2025
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Book contents
- Schoenberg in Context
- Composers in Context
- Schoenberg in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Musical Examples
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part I Schoenberg in Place
- Part II More than a Composer
- Part III Approaches to Composition
- Part IV Paradoxes and Predicaments
- Part V Schoenberg’s Others
- Chapter 16 Richard Wagner
- Chapter 17 Johannes Brahms
- Chapter 18 Igor Stravinsky (and Adorno)
- Chapter 19 Alexander Zemlinsky
- Chapter 20 Gustav Mahler
- Chapter 21 Richard Strauss
- Chapter 22 Alban Berg and Anton Webern
- Part VI Viennese Institutions
- Part VII Performers and Critics
- Part VIII Ideas, Beliefs and Interventions
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
This chapter considers the crucial role Alexander Zemlinsky played in exposing Central European audiences to the music of Schoenberg and other musical modernists. From the early years in Vienna, through his tenures in Prague and Berlin and up to his emigration to the United States, Zemlinsky consistently programmed new works as a conductor and offered practical assistance and spiritual camaraderie behind the scenes. He was also an inspiring figure as a teacher and composer, first for Schoenberg and later for their many mutual students and colleagues. Despite various strains and breaks in their personal relationship, Zemlinsky remained a steadfast public ally for Schoenberg and members of his circle, sharing in and preparing the way for their struggles and successes.
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