DAS UMFANGREICHE UND VIELSCHICHTIGE WERK VON ARTHUR HONEGGER UMFASST SYMPHONIE ORATORIUM OPERETTE UND FILMMUSIK - SEINE MUSIK SCHLÄGT BRÜCKEN ZWISCHEN DER FRANZÖSISCH- UND DER DEUTSCHSPRACHIGEN KULTUR - ALS KOMPONIST UND ENGAGIERTER HUMANIST WILL ER EIN GROSSES PUBLIKUM ERREICHEN

L'OVRA IMMENSA DAD ARTHUR HONEGGER CUMPIGLIA LA SINFONIA L'ORATORI L'OPERETTA E LA MUSICA DA FILM - IL CUMPONIST È STÀ IN GROND INTERMEDIATUR TRANTER LA CULTURA FRANZOSA ET TUDESTGA ED IN UMANIST ENGASCHÀ - CUN SIA MUSICA HA EL VULÌ CUNTANSCHER IN VAST PUBLIC

The three trumpet valves symbolise the crucial role played by brass instruments in Honegger's orchestral works. Together with the locomotive wheel and compressor, the piano keyboard and the score, they evoke Honegger's famous composition about a locomotive.

With his symphonic work 'Pacific 231', Honegger created a musical monument to this wonder of technology. The wheel symbolises rhythm, power and motion, and the compressor stands for technology mastering power. The two elements conjure up the composition's recurrent themes of acceleration and deceleration.

Typical parts of the score of 'Pacific 231' are reproduced. The musical notation reflects an intense rhythmic texture and evokes both the composer as creator and the typical sound of 'Pacific 231'.

The piano is the composer's work instrument. Together with the trumpet valves, the piano keyboard represents two fundamental principles of Honegger's composition: rhythm as a vital, defining structure and harmony, which aims at immediate effect.

L'OEUVRE TRÈS RICHE ET AUX MULTIPLES FACETTES D'ARTHUR HONEGGER VA DE LA SYMPHONIE ET L'ORATORIO À L'OPÉRETTE ET À LA MUSIQUE DE FILM - IL FUT UN COMPOSITEUR VISANT LA PLUS VASTE AUDIENCE UN TRAIT D'UNION ENTRE LES CULTURES D'EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE ET ALLEMANDE ET UN HUMANISTE ENGAGÉ

L'ESTESA E POLIEDRICA OPERA DI ARTHUR HONEGGER COMPRENDE LA SINFONIA L'ORATORIO L'OPERETTA E LA MUSICA DA FILM - LA SUA MUSICA GETTA UN PONTE CHE COLLEGA LE CULTURE D'ESPRESSIONE FRANCESE E TEDESCA - COME COMPOSITORE E IMPEGNATO UMANISTA EGLI SI PREFIGGE DI RAGGIUNGERE UN VASTO PUBBLICO

DAS UNIVERSELLE SCHAFFEN VON SOPHIE TAEUBER-ARP UMFASST DIE BEREICHE MALEREI TEXTIL PLASTIK UND RELIEF - TANZ THEATER UND MARIONETTEN SIND IHRE WEITEREN AUSDRUCKSMITTEL - ALS GESTALTERIN GIBT SIE WICHTIGE IMPULSE FÜR DIE ENTWICKLUNG DER KONSTRUKTIVEN KUNST

L'OVRA UNIVERSALA DA SOPHIE TAEUBER-ARP CUMPIGLIA PICTURA TEXTILIAS SCULPTURA E RELIEV - SAUT TEATER E MARIONETTAS EN SES ULTERIURS MEDS D'EXPRESSIUN - SCO CREADRA DAT ELLA IMPULS IMPURTANTS PER IL SVILUP DA L'ART CONSTRUCTIV

Sophie Taeuber-Arp is considered to be the creator of this type of relief. This work influenced an entire era of art history.

This painted wooden head, an early example of Sophie Taeuber-Arp's work during the period of the Zurich Dada movement, is a portrait of Hans Arp, who later became her husband.

This composition, a product of her involvement in decorating the rooms of the 'Café Aubette' in Strasbourg, is a seminal early work of geometric-constructivist art.

This piece, from the last comprehensive group of works, is concerned with linearities and their interrelations with surfaces and space, reflecting Sophie Taeuber-Arp's early involvement in the art of dance.

L'OEUVRE DE SOPHIE TAEUBER-ARP S'ÉTEND À LA PEINTURE AU TEXTILE À LA SCULPTURE ET AU RELIEF - SES AUTRES MOYENS D'EXPRESSION SONT LA DANSE LE THÉÂTRE ET LES MARIONNETTES - EN TANT QUE CRÉATRICE ELLE CONTRIBUE DE MANIÈRE IMPORTANTE À L'ART CONSTRUCTIF

L'OPERA DI SOPHIE TAEUBER-ARP SPAZIA NEI CAMPI DELLA PITTURA DEL TESSILE DELLA SCULTURA E DEL BASSO RILIEVO - LA DANZA IL TEATRO E LE MARIONETTE SONO I SUOI ALTRI MEZZI ESPRESSIVI - QUALE ARTISTA LEI DA IMPORTANTI IMPULSI ALL'ARTE COSTRUTTIVA

ALBERTO GIACOMETTI ÉMINENT PLASTICIEN DU SURRÉALISME OUVRE DE NOUVELLES VOIES AU MODERNISME - NOTRE ÉPOQUE SE RECONNAÎT DANS SON OEUVRE QUI MONTRE L'ÊTRE HUMAIN DANS TOUTE SA VULNÉRABILITÉ

IMPORTANTE SCULTORE DEL SURREALISMO ALBERTO GIACOMETTI APRE NUOVE STRADE AL MODERNISMO - LA SUA OPERA CREA L'IMMAGINE IN CUI SI RICONOSCE UN'EPOCA L'INDIVIDUO IN BALIA DELLO SPAZIO CHE LO AVVOLGE

This bronze bust shows Giacometti's fascination with surfaces. They underwent a stark transformation under his fingers and modelling knife, giving many of his figures the appearance of bare rock. The unevenness of the texture creates an intensive play of light and shade.

The walking man - shown here from four different perspectives - is one of Giacometti's best known figures. In it, the artist has captured a physical movement. For Giacometti, the natural equilibrium of the stride symbolises man's own life force.

This sketch stems from Giacometti's 1946 memoir: 'Le Rêve, le Sphinx et la mort de T.' Because the linear narrative style was inadequate to express his experience, Giacometti tried a sculptural solution: time is represented as a horizontal disc, the individual segments stand for various events. The panels at the edge tell the relevant stories.

ALS BEDEUTENDER PLASTIKER DES SURREALISMUS ÖFFNET ALBERTO GIACOMETTI DER MODERNE NEUE WEGE - SEIN WERK GESTALTET DAS BILD IN DEM SICH DIE EPOCHE ERKENNT - DIE LEBENDIGE ERSCHEINUNG DES INDIVIDUUMS IN SEINEM AUSGESETZTSEIN

ALBERTO GIACOMETTI L'IMPURTANT SCULPTUR DAL SURREALISSEM AVRA NOVAS VIAS AL MODERNISSEM - SIA OVRA CREESCHA IL MALETG EN IL QUAL L'EPOCA S'ENCONUSCHA LA MANIFESTAZIUN VIVENTA DA L'INDIVIDI EXPOST A TUT ILS VENTS

CHARLES FERDINAND RAMUZ UN DES GRANDS ROMANCIERS DE NOTRE ÉPOQUE RENOUVELLE LA LITTÉRATURE ROMANDE MODERNE - LA LUTTE TRAGIQUE ENTRE L'HOMME ET LES FORCES DE LA NATURE EST AU COEUR DE SON OEUVRE - DANS SON ÉCRITURE IL INNOVE EN RECOURANT À DES TECHNIQUES EMPRUNTÉES À LA PEINTURE ET AU CINÉMA

CHARLES FERDINAND RAMUZ UNO DEI MAGGIORI SCRITTORI NARRATIVI DELLA NOSTRA EPOCA È CONSIDERATO IL CAPOSCUOLA DELLA MODERNA LETTERATURA DELLA SVIZZERA ROMANDA - LA SUA OPERA È INCENTRATA SULLA TRAGICA LOTTA TRA L'UOMO E LE FORZE DELLA NATURA - NEL SUO STILE TROVANO SPAZIO FORME ESPRESSIVE PRESE IN PRESTITO DALLA PITTURA E DAL CINEMA

The importance of mountains in the work of Ramuz is symbolised by the Diablerets massif. Many of his novels contain dramatic descriptions of mountains as a force of nature, threatening to people. Examples of this may be seen in 'Derborence' ('When the Mountain Fell'), 'La Grande peur dans la montagne' ('Terror on the Mountain'), 'Si le soleil ne revenait pas' and 'Farinet'.

The Lavaux area by Lake Geneva, of which Ramuz was a native, stands in contrast to the mountain wilderness. Here, the author unfolds a countryside tamed by human hands, soft and conciliatory. The repetition of the image alludes to Ramuz' modern narrative style, which, like the cinema, uses changes in perspective and narrative leaps to build dramatic tension.

This handwritten passage in the foreground is from 'Souvenirs sur Igor Strawinsky', published in 1928. Ramuz dedicated this text to his friendship and collaboration with the Russian composer. The most important joint work by the two artists was the melodrama 'L'Histoire du soldat' (1918). The facsimile in the background is taken from the manuscript of the novel 'La Beauté sur la terre' (1927).

CHARLES FERDINAND RAMUZ EINER DER GROSSEN ERZÄHLER UNSERER ZEIT GILT ALS BEGRÜNDER DER MODERNEN LITERATUR DER FRANZÖSISCHEN SCHWEIZ - SEIN WERK ZEIGT DEN MENSCHEN IN DER TRAGISCHEN AUSEINANDERSETZUNG MIT DEN GEWALTEN DER NATUR - IN SEINER SPRACHKUNST FINDEN NEUE DER MALEREI UND DEM FILM ENTLEHNTE AUSDRUCKSFORMEN EINGANG

CHARLES FERDINAND RAMUZ IN DALS GRONDS SCRIPTURS DA NOSS TEMP VALA SCO FUNDATUR DA LA LITTERATURA MODERNA DA LA SVIZRA FRANZOSA - SIA OVRA PRESCHENTA IL CUMBAT TRAGIC TRANTER L'UMAN E LAS FORZAS DA LA NATIRA - SIA LINGUA LITTERARA CUNTEGNA NOVAS FURMAS D'EXPRESSIUN EMPRESTADAS DA LA PICTURA E DAL FILM

DER HISTORIKER JACOB BURCKHARDT VERBINDET IN DER ANALYSE VON EPOCHEN UND IHREN ÜBERGÄNGEN KULTURTYPOLOGISCHE UND KUNSTGESCHICHTLICHE ANSÄTZE - SEIN KONZEPT DER RENAISSANCE PRÄGT BIS HEUTE DAS VERSTÄNDNIS DER NEUZEIT - ER ZÄHLT ZU DEN BEGRÜNDERN DER KUNSTWISSENSCHAFT

L'ISTORICHER JACOB BURCKHARDT ASSOCIESCHA EN L'ANALISA DA LAS EPOCAS E DA LAS TRANSIZIUNS NOZIUNS DA TIPOLOGIA CULTURALA E D'ISTORGIA D'ART - SES CONCEPT DA LA RENASCHIENTSCHA MARCA ANC OZ NOSSA CHAPIENTSCHA DAL TEMP MODERN - EL VALA SCO IN DALS FUNDATURS DA LA SCIENZA D'ART

For Jacob Burckhardt, the Pergamon Altar in Berlin was the central expression of Greek art and culture. The section of the frieze shows the struggle between the Titans and the Olympic gods. The altar reflects Burckhardt's unsentimental approach to Greek antiquity.

The Pantheon in Rome, a picture of which hung in Burckhardt's study, is considered the greatest and most perfect rotunda in ancient Roman architecture. It became a model for the most important buildings of the Renaissance.

The Renaissance assumes an especially prominent place in Burckhardt's opus. The 1000-franc note shows a section of the façade of Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, whose windows are considered to be the finest of that era. The text in the background is taken from Burckhardt's 'Reflections on History'.

Jacob Burckhardt breaks history down into historical epochs. He describes them according to the changes that took place in architecture, sculpture and painting and relates these phenomena to government, religion and culture.

L'HISTORIEN JACOB BURCKHARDT ASSOCIE DANS L'ANALYSE DES ÉPOQUES ET DE LEURS TRANSITIONS DES NOTIONS DE TYPOLOGIE CULTURELLE ET D'HISTOIRE DE L'ART - SON CONCEPT DE LA RENAISSANCE MARQUE ENCORE AUJOURD'HUI NOTRE COMPRÉHENSION DES TEMPS MODERNES - IL COMPTE PARMI LES FONDATEURS DE LA CONNAISSANCE DE L'ART

NELL'ANALISI DELLE EPOCHE E DELLE LORO TRANSIZIONI LO STORICO JACOB BURCKHARDT ASSOCIA NOZIONI DI TIPOLOGIA CULTURALE E NOZIONI DI STORIA DELL'ARTE - LA SUA CONCEZIONE DEL RINASCIMENTO INFLUENZA ANCORA OGGI LA NOSTRA COMPRENSIONE DEI TEMPI MODERNI - EGLI CONTA TRA I FONDATORI DELLA SCIENZA DELL'ARTE