The Language Of The New Music (1985)
This is a film about Ludwig Wittgenstein and Arnold Schoenberg; two men whose lives and ideas run parallel in the development of Viennese radicalism. Both men emerged from the turmoil of the Habsburg Empire in its closing days with the idea of analyzing language and purging it with critical intent, believing that in the analysis and purification of language lies the greatest hope that we have. They never met and might never have fully understood one another, because while the nature of their genius they found themselves alone breaking new ground of the very frontiers of their respective disciplines. But their work springs from the same soil and shares a common ethical purpose, so that their ideas and methods echo and illuminate those of each other to a remarkable degree.
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philosophy, classical music, modern classical
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- What is The Language Of The New Music about?
- This is a film about Ludwig Wittgenstein and Arnold Schoenberg; two men whose lives and ideas run parallel in the development of Viennese radicalism. Both men emerged from the turmoil of the Habsburg Empire in its closing days with the idea of analyzing language and purging it with critical intent, believing that in the analysis and purification of language lies the greatest hope that we have. They never met and might never have fully understood one another, because while the nature of their genius they found themselves alone breaking new ground of the very frontiers of their respective disciplines. But their work springs from the same soil and shares a common ethical purpose, so that their ideas and methods echo and illuminate those of each other to a remarkable degree.
- Who directed The Language Of The New Music?
- The Language Of The New Music was directed by Christopher Nupen.
- How long is The Language Of The New Music?
- The Language Of The New Music has a runtime of 1h 3m (63 minutes).
- What genre is The Language Of The New Music?
- The Language Of The New Music is a Documentary film.
- Where was The Language Of The New Music produced?
- The Language Of The New Music was produced in Austria, United Kingdom.