Der Briefwechsel der Wiener Schule
The correspondence of the Vienna School

Summary/Abstract: The style of Schönberg's letters is impulsive, oriented towards communication, perhaps less sophisticated and more spontaneous compared to the writing style of some contemporaries. The parallelism between Schönberg speaking, acting and composing and the lively expression of the letters may be justified. The most scientifically significant part of the correspondence are the documents that document the intellectual exchange between Schönberg and his students. The letters that were sent to Schönberg from the closest circle of students - Berg and Webern in particular, but no less important Josef Polnauer, Erwin Stein and Heinrich Jalowetz - or the master's letters to the students are of inestimable value. The by no means untroubled relationship between the triad of the Vienna School, the conflicts that arose due to Schönberg's often demanding character, but also the strong solidarity between the three avant-gardists can be seen directly in the letters.

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