Arnold Schönberg - String Quartet No. “0“ in D major (1897)

- Composer: Arnold Schönberg {Schoenberg after 1934} (13 September 1874 -- 13 July 1951) - Performers: LaSalle Quartet - Year of recording: 1970 String Quartet No. “0“ in D major, written in 1897. 00:00 - I. Allegro molto 06:24 - II. Intermezzo. Andante grazioso 10:09 - III. Andante con moto 17:05 - IV. Allegro Schoenberg’s composed his String Quartet in D Major when he was working with Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942), Schoenberg’s only regular teacher. The two had met in 1895 when Schoenberg joined Polyhymnia, an amateur orchestra directed by Zemlinsky. Schoenberg studied counterpoint with Zemlinsky for several months and the two showed each other their works. Zemlinsky advised Schoenberg during the composition of the String Quartet in D Major, and when it was completed both composers felt that Schoenberg had reached a more advanced stage in his work. Zemlinsky arranged for a performance through the Wiener Tonkünstlerverein (Vienna Composer’