
Gustav Klimt and Richard Strauss
Audio
Jan. 13, 2022

āI'm a painter who paints day in day out, from morning till eveningāfigure pictures and landscapes, more rarely portraits.ā
Carnegie Museum of Art is delighted to bring you artwork from our collection whose stories and themes connect with the sounds you will hear from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. We hope you enjoy experiencing this work of art alongside the performance.
Vienna was at a cultural zenith in 1900 when artist Gustav Klimt penned this quote. Visual artists defined the modern era in Austria with the formation of the Vienna Secession. Musicians, including Richard Strauss, embraced the new artistic radicalism and crossed creative paths with their contemporaries. Strauss saw his opera Salome in the visual form of Klimtās Judith II, while Klimt, whose mother was an amateur lyricist, often turned to music for inspiration.