Arnold Schoenbergs Journey

Winner of the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award in Concert Music Books Proposing that Arnold Schoenberg has been more discussed than heard, more tolerated than loved, Allen Shawn puts aside ultimate judgments about Schoenbergs place in music history to explore the composers fascinating world in a series of linked essayssoundingsthat are both searching and wonderfully suggestive. Approaching Schoenberg primarily from the listeners point of view, Shawn plunges into the details of some of Schoenbergs works while at the same time providing a broad overview of his involvements in music, painting, and the history through which he lived.