Webern, Anton. (1883 - 1945). Signed Music. The titlepage to Webern's "Drei Gesänge," Op. 23 [Universal Edition, 1906], signed and inscribed in 1936 by the composer to Josef Polnauer (1888 - 1969), composition student of Schoenberg and a fierce supporter of Mahler and the new Viennese composers. Elegantly presented with a reproduction photograph of Webern, framed and glazed, in very fine condition. 41 x 53 cm.
A famous story of Polnauer at a Schoenberg premiere: "Mahler was in the audience and next to Mahler was sitting a very remarkable person...by the name of Josef Polnauer. Mahler was very disturbed by the shouted invectives of a person behind him in the audience...so Mahler turned around and said, 'you are not supposed to hiss when I applaud.' To which he answered back quite brazenly, 'I hiss also at your unprintable symphonies!' Whereupon, Polnauer let it fly - he gave it to him - whereupon the attacked person brought out a knife and sliced Polnauer's face open, and he carried the scar with great pride to the end of his days." (Joan Allen Smith, "Schoenberg and His Circle")
A famous story of Polnauer at a Schoenberg premiere: "Mahler was in the audience and next to Mahler was sitting a very remarkable person...by the name of Josef Polnauer. Mahler was very disturbed by the shouted invectives of a person behind him in the audience...so Mahler turned around and said, 'you are not supposed to hiss when I applaud.' To which he answered back quite brazenly, 'I hiss also at your unprintable symphonies!' Whereupon, Polnauer let it fly - he gave it to him - whereupon the attacked person brought out a knife and sliced Polnauer's face open, and he carried the scar with great pride to the end of his days." (Joan Allen Smith, "Schoenberg and His Circle")
Webern, Anton. (1883 - 1945). Signed Music. The titlepage to Webern's "Drei Gesänge," Op. 23 [Universal Edition, 1906], signed and inscribed in 1936 by the composer to Josef Polnauer (1888 - 1969), composition student of Schoenberg and a fierce supporter of Mahler and the new Viennese composers. Elegantly presented with a reproduction photograph of Webern, framed and glazed, in very fine condition. 41 x 53 cm.
A famous story of Polnauer at a Schoenberg premiere: "Mahler was in the audience and next to Mahler was sitting a very remarkable person...by the name of Josef Polnauer. Mahler was very disturbed by the shouted invectives of a person behind him in the audience...so Mahler turned around and said, 'you are not supposed to hiss when I applaud.' To which he answered back quite brazenly, 'I hiss also at your unprintable symphonies!' Whereupon, Polnauer let it fly - he gave it to him - whereupon the attacked person brought out a knife and sliced Polnauer's face open, and he carried the scar with great pride to the end of his days." (Joan Allen Smith, "Schoenberg and His Circle")
A famous story of Polnauer at a Schoenberg premiere: "Mahler was in the audience and next to Mahler was sitting a very remarkable person...by the name of Josef Polnauer. Mahler was very disturbed by the shouted invectives of a person behind him in the audience...so Mahler turned around and said, 'you are not supposed to hiss when I applaud.' To which he answered back quite brazenly, 'I hiss also at your unprintable symphonies!' Whereupon, Polnauer let it fly - he gave it to him - whereupon the attacked person brought out a knife and sliced Polnauer's face open, and he carried the scar with great pride to the end of his days." (Joan Allen Smith, "Schoenberg and His Circle")