1874–1951 · Austrian

Schoenberg, Arnold

The inventor of the twelve-tone technique and the most influential composer of the 20th century, whose Pierrot lunaire and Gurrelieder remain essential listening.

Chamber Music (1)

Op.4
Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) — string sextetD minor1899

Orchestral Work (3)

Op.4a
Verklärte Nacht — string orchestra versionD minor1917
Op.16
5 Orchestral Pieces1909
Op.31
Variations for Orchestra1926–28

Symphony (2)

Op.9
Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E majorE major1906
Op.38
Chamber Symphony No. 2 in E-flat minorE-flat minor1906–39

Violin Concerto (1)

Op.36
Violin Concerto1934–36

Piano Concerto (1)

Op.42
Piano Concerto1942

Piano Piece (12)

Op.11
3 Piano Pieces1909
Op.19
6 Little Piano Pieces1911
Op.23
5 Piano Pieces1920–23
Op.33a
Piano Piece Op.33a1928–29
Op.12
2 Balladen
Op.33
Klavierstücke
Op. 6PiecesforPiano4Hands
6 Pieces for Piano 4 Hands
Op.27
4 Pieces
Op.35
6 Pieces
Op.44
Prelude
Op.43
Theme and Variations
Op.40
Variations on a Recitative

Piano Suite (1)

Op.25
Suite for Piano1921–23

String Quartet (5)

Op.7
String Quartet No. 1 in D minorD minor1904–05
Op.10
String Quartet No. 2 in F-sharp minorF# minor1907–08
Op.30
String Quartet No. 31927
Op.37
String Quartet No. 41936
StringQuartetinDmajor
String Quartet in D major

Song Cycle (1)

Op.21
Pierrot lunaire1912

Cantata (1)

Gurrelieder
Gurrelieder1900–11

Vocal Work (2)

Op.41
Ode to Napoleon Bonaparte1942
Op.46
A Survivor from Warsaw1947

Sacred Work (1)

Op.50b
De Profundis (Psalm 130)1950

Opera (2)

Moses
Moses und Aron (opera, unfinished)1930–32
MosesAron
Moses und Aron (opera, unfinished)

Symphonic Poem (1)

Op.5
Pelleas und Melisande1902–03

Chamber Work (2)

Op.24
Serenade1920–23
Op.47
Fantasy for Violin and Piano1949

Wind Quintet (1)

Op.26
Wind Quintet1924

Piano Work (1)

Op.33b
Piano Piece Op.33b1931

String Trio (1)

Op.45
String Trio1946

Orchestral (24)

AmStrande
Am Strande
Op.34
Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene
Op.15
Das Buch der hängenden Gärten
Op. 30Canons
30 Canons
Op.50a
Dreimal tausend Jahre
Op.17
Erwartung
Op.13
Friede auf Erden
FrhlingsTod
Frühlings Tod
Gedenken
Gedenken
Op.1
2 Gesänge
Op.18
Die glückliche Hand
Op.20
Herzgewächse
DieJakobsleiter
Die Jakobsleiter
Op.39
Kol Nidre
Mdchenfrhling
Mädchenfrühling
Nichtdoch
Nicht doch!
Op.28
3 Satiren
Op.32
Von heute auf morgen
Waldesnacht
Waldesnacht
SmtlicheWerke
Sämtliche Werke
Harmonielehre
Harmonielehre
Op.43a
Theme and Variations for Band Op.43a
Op.43b
Theme and Variations for Orchestra Op.43b
VerkNachtOrch
Verklärte Nacht (string orchestra version)

Song (12)

Brettllieder
Brettllieder
DeutscheVolkslieder
Deutsche Volkslieder
Op. 3FolkSongs
3 Folk Songs
Op.49
3 Folk Songs
Op.2
4 Lieder
Op.3
6 Lieder
Op.6
8 Lieder
Op.14
2 Lieder
Op.22
4 Lieder
Op.48
3 Lieder
Op.8
6 Orchester-Lieder
Op. 43Songs
43 Songs

Concerto (1)

CelloConcerto
Cello Concerto

Organ (1)

Op. 2FragmentsfromtheOrganSonata
2 Fragments from the Organ Sonata

Sacred & Choral (2)

Op.50c
Moderner Psalm
GurreLied
Gurrelieder (cantata)

Suite (3)

NotturnoforHarpandStrings
Notturno for Harp and Strings
SuiteforStringOrchestra
Suite for String Orchestra
Op.29
Suite

Chamber (1)

Op. 3PiecesforChamberOrchestra
3 Pieces for Chamber Orchestra