Tag: Leonard Bernstein
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Stravinsky: The Jet-Age Composer who Outran the 19th Century into the Arms of Jazz
When Charlie Parker quoted The Firebird to a listening Stravinsky at Birdland, it wasn’t just a clever stunt. It was the meeting of two revolutions: the moment classical music’s boldest modernist officially crossed paths with the pulse of jazz. — read more
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Capturing Lenny: The Triumphs and Omissions of ‘Maestro’
Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ is a visual triumph, but does it privilege domestic drama over musical genius? A fresh look at what works, but also what’s missing, in this Bernstein biopic. — read more
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Mahler’s Sixth Sense
This year marks 120 years since the premiere of Gustav Mahler’s (1860-1911) Sixth Symphony (1904, rev.1906). Mahler now ranks amongst the most popular of classical composers. This is heartening to his memory, and a kick in the teeth for the Third Reich and those antisemitic Viennese who supported that regime. They airbrushed Mahler from history… — read more
