Arnold Schoenberg in City of Pasadena - 1936

from Arnold Schoenberg Letters, page 200:

I am very sorry we could not come to San Francisco. The concerts in Pasadena were such a wonderful time and the whole spirit which dominated everybody who was present was a great experience.   

cite as

Arnold Schoenberg, and Erwin Stein (ed.), Arnold Schoenberg Letters (1964), p. 200. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448984585197 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: City of Pasadena

Listeners

Arnold Schoenberg
Composer
1874-1951

Listening to

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Schoenberg's earlier string quartets
written by Arnold Schoenberg
performed by Kolisch Quartet

Experience Information

Date/Time 1936
Medium live
Listening Environment indoors, in public

Notes

Letter from Arnold Schoenberg to Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Los Angeles, 3 August 1936. A series of chamber-music concerts had been given in Pasadena under Mrs. Coolidge’s aegis; the Kolisch Quartet had played Schoenberg’s earlier string quartets.


Originally submitted by verafonte on Tue, 01 Dec 2015 15:43:05 +0000
Approved on Sat, 23 Apr 2016 13:24:47 +0100