# Arnold Schoenberg — Pierrot lunaire

Arnold Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire (1912) is No. 2 in our Modernism ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1912
- **On one list:** Modernism
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Arnold Schoenberg](https://waxonia.com/artist/arnold-schoenberg/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/arnold-schoenberg--pierrot-lunaire/

## What we say

### No. 2 in [Modernism](https://waxonia.com/genre/modernism/)

Twenty-one poems delivered in Sprechstimme — neither spoken nor sung — over five players. Unsettling in a way that has not worn off in a century of trying.

## Listen

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