Ravel the Non-Virtuoso
Ravel at the piano, Gershwin at far right Recently at Maverick Concerts the Music Director, Alexander Platt, introduced Ravel’s “Gaspard de la Nuit” and mentioned that Ravel was a “great virtuoso...
View ArticleThe Curious Play of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
I just got to see the National Theater of London’s production of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” and it set me thinking a great deal about an aspect of contemporary theater....
View ArticleA Missed Musical Opportunity
When I was a young man, I became friends with an elderly violinist named Jerome Goldstein, a customer at the bookstore where I worked. I never had the curiosity to discover his distinguished...
View ArticleMy Favorite Movie Director
Altman receiving his honorary Oscar Usually I don’t allow myself to have favorite artists? Do I prefer Bach to Beethoven? Or to Schubert? But I have to admit that Robert Altman is my favorite movie...
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