““It was in Barcelona that Schoenberg composed much of Act II of Moses und Aron. He never required quietness to work—indeed, he preferred to hear people round about him—and it is odd to think that he wrote some of the deeply tragic final scene of Act II at a window overlooking the sunlit city, one ear cocked to the gossip of his wife and Mrs Gerhard chatting in the room behind him, always ready to take part if he felt inclined. The””
![“They [the critics] deal with Schoenberg’s early works and all their wealth by classifying them, with the music-historical cliché, as late romantic post-Wagnerian. One might just as well dispose of Beethoven as a late-classicist post-Haydnerian.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e1f/anonymous-1_classicists_they-the-critics-deal-with-schoenberg-s_2736267.jpg)
![“[Interminable monologues] became an issue only late in [Adolf] Hitler's life. He became repetitive after the war started going badly in Russia. He wasn't like this earlier on, he could be very funny in our small group, very relaxed, teasing and it was just a relaxed atmosphere.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/195/gretl-braun-9500_atmosphere_interminable-monologues-became-an-issue_2954326.jpg)
