The Listening Service Extra 1 of 12 - Who am I?
Schoenberg鈥檚 objection to being dubbed a 鈥渇amous theoretician and controversial musician鈥�
Tom explores Schoenberg鈥檚 objection to being dubbed a 鈥渇amous theoretician and controversial musician鈥�.
鈥業 wonder sometimes who I am. When the Committee on Lectures and Drama announced my lecture in the newspapers, someone was afraid the readers might not know who I am. So they informed them as follows: "famous theoretician and controversial musical figure, known for the influence he has brought to bear on modern music." Up to now, I thought I compose for different reasons.鈥� - Arnold Schoenberg, 1949
Archive audio and photos with kind permission of Arnold Sch枚nberg Center, Wien
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