Arnold Schoenberg Center in Vienna

From The New Yorker's Alex Ross:

"In a handsome twist of fate, [Arnold Schoenberg] the most famously difficult composer of the twentieth century is now the most instantly accessible: possibly no modern artist has such a large Web presence. On the site, you can read immaculate digital reproductions of Schoenberg’s correspondence, listen to his complete works on streaming audio, examine his designs for various inventions and gadgets (including a typewriter for musical notation), and follow links to YouTube videos of him playing tennis..." [Oct. 22, 2007]

To see to the Schoenberg Center's website, click HERE

To read Mr. Ross's entire article on, "The Well-tempered Web: the internet may be killing the pop CD, but it’s helping classical music ", click HERE

Movies' Unforgettable Music

Danny Elfman has created the music for dozens of movies and TV shows, from Tim Burton's Batman to The Simpsons. But when NPR asked the film composer to name his favorite movies to watch, he couldn't quite decide.

To read and listen to the entire interview, click HERE

Eric Clapton Looks Back at His Blues Roots

Eric Clapton has been reinventing himself musically for more than 40 years. But the strong pulse of the Blues has powered his guitar playing since the beginning: from the Yardbirds when he was 18, through his stints with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Derek and the Dominoes, to today.

To read and listen to the interview from NPR's All Things Considered, click HERE