Schoenberg was inspired to write this orchestral piece by a performance of Maurice Maeterlinck’s play by the same name. He was unaware at the time that Claude Debussy was about to premiere an opera on the same subject. The piece premiered in Vienna in January 1905, with the composer conducting. It i...
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5 was written by Arnold Schoenberg.
Arnold Schoenberg released Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5 on Wed Jan 25 1905.