Non-commercial, VHS (PAL), in German (1983), 85:00.
Non-commercial, U-Matic (PAL), in German (1983), 85:00 (2 tapes).Produced and broadcast by ORF and ZDF
Written by Hans Conrad Fischer and Cesar Bresgen
Directed by Hans Conrad Fischer
Further credits below.
| Time | Description |
| 0:00 | Scenes of nature; voice-over reads Webern's thoughts on nature; Webern's music plays in background |
| 3:40 | Narrator describes the final months of Webern's life in Mittersill and the circumstances surrounding his death |
| 6:15 | Interview with Cesar Bresgen, who describes Webern's joy in nature |
| 8:00 | Viennese scenes from Webern's childhood, photos of parents and family, footage of his school in Klagenfurt |
| 9:50 | First encounters with Schoenberg and Alban Berg, early compositions |
| 10:50 | Performance of Webern's Passacaglia, op. 1 |
| 14:30 | Webern's study with Schoenberg began 1904. |
| 15:00 | Bresgen continues his commentary in the mountains where he and Webern had lived and walked together. They often discussed Goethe and his idea of the Urpflanze. |
| 16:50 | Six Pieces, op. 6, dedicated to Schoenberg--performance of No. 4, a funeral march |
| 20:30 | Description of the Skandalkonzert (1913) where this piece, conducted by Schoenberg, received its premiere |
| 21:30 | Introduction to Ernst Krenek, interview with him in Palm Springs |
| 23:30 | Discussion of Webern and Berg's relationship, the self-confessed relationship between Webern's music and the death of his mother |
| 24:10 | Performance of string quartet, op. 5 (1909) |
| 27:00 | Narrator relates various critics' reactions to Webern's music, explains Webern's attitude toward composition and new music |
| 28:25 | Discussion of Webern's work on Isaac's Choralis Constantinus, his regard for Bach |
| 30:15 | Bresgen discusses Webern's orchestration of Bach's Musical Offering followed by a performance of the work |
| 34:30 | Continuation of discussion regarding Webern's attitude toward early music |
| 35:00 | Bresgen introduces Webern's string quartet, op. 28, juxtaposes Webern's 12-tone style with Schoenberg's |
| 37:00 | Performance of Webern's Three Little Pieces for cello and piano, op. 11 (1914) |
| 39:45 | Varied reception of works by the Second Viennese School |
| 40:30 | Scenes from Spokane, WA and Moldenhauer archive; interview with Moldenhauer |
| 43:00 | Discussion of Webern's conducting activities; recording of Webern conducting Schubert's Deutsche Tänze; Moldenhauer discusses Webern's conducting activities |
| 45:00 | Webern's experiences after the First World War and after the Social Democrats fell out of power |
| 47:20 | Interview with Frau Maria Halbich, Webern's daughter, regarding his attitude toward religion |
| 48:15 | Bresgen comments on Webern's consciousness of his role in music history |
| 48:45 | Peter Stadlen performs a piano piece, compares it with a performance by Leonard Stein of the same piece; Stadlen describes his work with Webern |
| 52:30 | Interview with Krenek |
| 43:40 | Performance of a Webern song |
| 55:00 | Webern's life during Austria's Nazi years; Moldenhauer comments on Webern's apparent approval of the Hitler regime |
| 57:50 | Webern retreated to the mountains and to nature |
| 58:00 | Webern's relationship to Hildegard Jone and her husband; Webern's last work used a text by her |
| 59:25 | Performance of Webern's final cantata; scenes of Mittersill |
| 1:03:15 | Bresgen plays Webern's final tone row on an organ |
| 1:03:40 | Credits |
| 1:05:00 | End of Anton Webern |
| 1:05:10 | "les ballets suéd ois de rolf de maré ont présenté sur la scène du théatre des champs elysee" (1924), by Francis Picabia and Erik Satie. Black and white, silent film with orchestral accompaniment by Satie. |
| 1:07:00 | Between the two acts of the ballet there is a film after a scenario by Picabia with music by Satie, recorded in 1967, directed by Henri Sauguet. "Entr'acte" by Réné Claire |
| 1:25:00 | End of film |
Credits (Anton Webern)
Cesar Bresgen
Maria Halbich-Webern
Ernst Krenek
Hans Moldenhauer
Peter Stadlen
ORF Symphony Orchestra
Friedrich Cerha, conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
Österreichisches Streichquartett
Heidi Litschauer, cello
Gernot Sieber, piano
Carol Meyer, soprano
Kammerchor and Kammerorchester Spinario
Rupert Huber, conductor
Arthur Ensmann
Manfred Hölzl
Manfred Pongruber
Axel Corti and Helmut Lohner, narrators