Thursday 31 July 2008, 18.00–21.00

In the same way that the Wiener Werkstätte embraced the idea of Richard Wagner's 'Gesamtkunstwerk' (total work of art), the composer Gustav Mahler, a close friend of Klimt's, was writing symphonies that intended to have an all encompassing, universal appeal.

In this salon, musicologists Peter Franklin and Gavin Plumley explore the cross-fertilisation of art, literature and music in turn of the century Vienna. The salon will be punctuated by unique musical illustrations of the work of Mahler, Schoenberg, Schreker and Zemlinsky among others. Stay to hear some of these pieces performed live by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra as part of Late at Tate Liverpool.

Tate Liverpool  The Auditorium
£10 (£8.50 concessions), booking required
£4 members. Includes entry to the Gustav Klimt exhibition.

    

This event is related to the Gustav Klimt: Painting, Design and Modern Life in Vienna 1900 exhibition