Dominique Jameux's 'L'École de Vienne' Revisits Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern
In 'L'École de Vienne' (Fayard, coll. 'Les chemins de la musique'), Dominique Jameux explores the Second Viennese School, concentrating on the works of Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951), Alban Berg (1885–1935), and Anton Webern (1883–1945). Jameux, known for his writings on Richard Strauss, Berg, and Pierre Boulez, analyzes these composers as a collective historical entity. He posits that, despite their atonal advancements, they retained connections to earlier traditions: Schoenberg considered himself a successor to Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart; Webern incorporated Renaissance methods; Berg alluded to classical structures. The book discusses the school's evolution, Mahler's backing in 1904, Schoenberg's 1933 exile, and its influence on later composers like Boulez and Stockhausen. Additionally, a chapter addresses the indifference of contemporaries in 1914.
Key facts
- Dominique Jameux published 'L'École de Vienne' with Fayard.
- The book covers Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951), Alban Berg (1885–1935), and Anton Webern (1883–1945).
- Jameux previously wrote monographs on Richard Strauss (1971), Alban Berg (1980), and Pierre Boulez (1985).
- The study treats the three composers as a group, filling a gap in existing literature.
- Gustav Mahler supported the Second Viennese School from 1904.
- The Society for Private Musical Performances was founded in post-WWI Vienna.
- Schoenberg fled to America in 1933 due to his Jewish identity.
- Serialism became a dominant norm after WWII, isolating composers who rejected it.
- Chapter 6, '1914: l'école de Vienne dans le paysage européen,' examines the school's place among contemporaries like Debussy, Stravinsky, and Bartók.
- The book cites recent research and includes detailed work analysis.
Entities
Artists
- Dominique Jameux
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Alban Berg
- Anton Webern
- Gustav Mahler
- Pierre Boulez
- René Leibowitz
- Karlheinz Stockhausen
- Henri Pousseur
- Luigi Nono
- Luciano Berio
- Bruno Maderna
- Richard Strauss
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Claude Debussy
- Maurice Ravel
- Igor Stravinsky
- Béla Bartók
- Isaac Albéniz
- Manuel de Falla
- Giacomo Puccini
- Kurt Weill
- Giuseppe Martucci
- Alexander Scriabin
- Sergei Rachmaninov
- Sergei Prokofiev
- Frederick Delius
- Edward Elgar
- Leoš Janáček
- Carl Nielsen
- Jean Sibelius
- Charles Ives
- Sigmund Freud
- Karl Kraus
- Adolf Loos
- Oskar Kokoschka
- William M. Johnston
- Leonard Stein
- Cécile Gilly
Institutions
- Fayard
- Centre Georges Pompidou
- Éditions du Seuil
- Buchet/Chastel
- Éditions du Rocher
- Christian Bourgois
- Lattès
- Presses Universitaires de France
- Société d'exécutions musicales privées
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Paris
- France
- Monaco
- Europe
Sources
- artpress —