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A documentary film that presents information about the lives and works of the composer Arnold Schoenberg and the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein against the backdrop of turn of the century Vienna.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Allegri String Quartet, Films for the Humanities (Firm), Allegro Films (London, England)
Other Authors: Nupen, Christopher, Nupen, Michael, Ashkenazy, Vladimir, 1937-
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2000]
Subjects:
Schoenberg, Arnold, > 1874-1951.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, > 1889-1951.
Vienna (Austria) > Intellectual life.
Documentary films.
Description
Summary:A documentary film that presents information about the lives and works of the composer Arnold Schoenberg and the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein against the backdrop of turn of the century Vienna.
Item Description:Originally produced in 1985 for broadcast by ZDF Mainz, ORF Vienna and Channel Four Television.
Includes performances of excerpts of Schoenberg's String Quartet number 4, op. 37 and String Trio, op. 45 and performances of the Piano Piece, op. 11 number 3 and Prelude, op. 25.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (63 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Camera, Geoff Mulligan, Charles Lagus, John Crump, Fred Bagwell ; videotape editor, Ray Nunney ; film editor, Peter Heelas.