Online Exhibition
December 1–24, 2022
Yours, Webern
Object #10
Yours, Webern
Goethes Briefe an Charlotte von Stein
Herausgegeben von Julius Petersen
Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1907
A Christmas gift from Anton Webern to Arnold Schönberg, 1914
Arnold Schönberg Center, Vienna
“But to see affection and love | be maintained throughout so many years | between close neighbors, | is the greatest | that can be given to man.” | Goethe | Christmas 1914 | Yours, Webern
Webern is quoting from Goethe’s last letter to Charlotte von Stein dated August 29, 1826.
Warmest wishes
Object #1
Mahler biography
Object #2
Quite magnificent
Object #3
With greatest admiration
Object #4
The splendid Christmas gift
Object #5
Learn to pray
Object #6
Beethoven letters
Object #7
The finest Viennese poet
Object #8
Immensely happy
Object #9
Yours, Webern
Object #10
Poems during the war
Object #11
In warmest devotion
Object #12
A very vivid historical picture
Object #13
Giving Schönberg the score
Object #14
Do not send any gifts here
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Magnificent words about Zemlinsky
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Esteemed Master
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Missing parcels
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Several hours of good entertainment
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Quite valuable
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Capacity for enthusiasm
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Solace and Enlightenment
Object #22
Most heartfelt wishes for Christmas
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A very pleasant Christmas
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