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The programmes traces the development of Viennese modernism during the period before the First World War, concentrating on the buildings of Otto Wagner and Adolf Loos, the paintings of Klimt, Koko...schka, Schiele and Gerstl, and the music and paintings of Schoenberg. It also includes a brief extract from Kokoschka's play, "Murderer, Hope of Women".
The programmes traces the development of Viennese modernism during the period before the First World War, concentrating on the buildings of Otto Wagner and Adolf Loos, the paintings of Klimt, Koko...schka, Schiele and Gerstl, and the music and paintings of Schoenberg. It also includes a brief extract from Kokoschka's play, "Murderer, Hope of Women".
| Module code and title: | A308, The rise of modernism in music 1890-1935 |
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| Item code: | A308; 02 |
| First transmission date: | 16-02-1979 |
| Published: | 1979 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:30 |
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| Producers: | Robert Philip; David Thompson |
| Contributors: | Alfred Burke; David Rintoul |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Subject terms: | Modernism (Art); Klimt, Gustav, 1862-1918; Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951; Kokoschka, Oskar; Vienna, art and architecture |
| Footage description: | The programme opens with archive film showing Viennese street scenes at the turn of the century. Also shots of Kokoschka's poster Murderer: Hope of Women. Over film of the Austrian Royal family Philip briefly describes the Viennese social order. Viennese taste is described over Makart's painting Triumph of Ariadne. Shots of large 19th century buildings on the Ringstrasse over which a contemporary criticism of Viennese complacency is read. Music by Johann Strauss. Interview with a former pupil of Kokoschka, Georg Eisler. He describes the social tension that existed in Vienna in the early 20th century. Stills of old coffeee houses, over which a quote from Kokoschka about urban unrest is read. Stills of large demonstrations. Still of Freud, Eisler describes the Viennese reaction to Freud. Film of traditional Viennese buildings, over which Philip describes the growth of modernism in architecture. Shots of Otto Wagner's 1904 Post Office Savings Bank, which is described in the architect's own words. Shots of buildings by Adolf Loos. Contemporary criticisms of Loos' work are read. Portrait of Klimt, whose work is described. Over examples of his work contemporary criticisms of him are given. Philip describes Klimt's success. Stills of Viennese exhibitions. In interview Eisler describes reactions to modernist painters at such exhibitions. Over examples of Kokoschka's work a variety of opinions of him are quoted. Shots of his poster for his own play Murderer Hope of Women. Part of the play Murderer Hope of Women, is performed. It concerns a dream like conflict between a man and a woman. Kokoschka gives his own version of the play's hostile reception. Portrait of Kokoschka. (screams). Portrait of Schoenberg, whose support of Kokoschka is quoted. Over examples of Schoenberg's own paintings Philip describes the work Erwartung. Painting by Richard Gerstl and Schiele are shown. Contemporary opposition to their work is quoted. Philip describes the later dispersal of the Viennese modernists. In interview Eisler explains what the Viennese modernists were striving for. Over caricatures of Schoenberg his own remarks about the purpose of a composer are quoted. Shots of Viennese streets, over which Philip comments on the aims of the modernists. |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/73045 |
| Production number: | 00525_3413 |
| Videofinder number: | 2927 |
| Available to public: | no |
