Chess with Schönberg
Around 1920, Arnold Schönberg tried out a game for four armed forces with his coalition or alliance chess, inspired by the World War I military arsenal. We have summarized the basic rules and game variants, the figures’ moves and their distribution, and also prepared 3D scans of the figures. Try it yourself!
From the Archive – New acquisition
“Please don’t advertise! I have no wish for publicity! I do not wish to be one of those people who stop at nothing to promote themselves. You must understand this!” Sending an insistent plea to concert agent Emil Gutmann at the end of September 1912, Schönberg urgently requested that the final rehearsal of his “Pierrot lunaire” be attended solely by invited guests, and not open to music critics.
From the archive – diary and calendar project completed
The transcription of the 60+ diaries and calendars from the years 1900 and 1910–1951 owned by Arnold Schönberg which have survived in the composer’s estate has now been completed in time for the 147th anniversary of the composer’s birth on September 13.