“I composed the symphonic poem Pelleas and Melisande in 1902. It is inspired entirely by Maurice Maeterlinck’s wonderful drama. [...] Perhaps, as it happens frequently in music, there is more space devoted to the love scenes.” (Arnold Schönberg)
Arnold Schönberg: Pelleas and Melisande, op. 5
Composed at Lettestraße 9 and Augsburger Straße 48, Berlin 1902 (the fair copy was completed 1903)
