by Barry Lenson | Apr 30, 2024 | Antonio Salieri
By Barry Lenson Few composers have gotten such a bad reputation as Antonio Salieri – you know, the composer who, according to popular scuttlebutt, poisoned Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This rumor started, or at least it spread, thanks to Peter Shaffer’s play Amadeus...
by Barry Lenson | Mar 28, 2024 | Maurizio Pollini
The magnificent Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini passed away on March 24 at age 82. Pollini was an aristocratic, refined pianist who excelled in playing Chopin, Brahms and of course, Beethoven. Yet he also explored new music throughout his career and was something of...
by Barry Lenson | Mar 7, 2024 | Jeffrey Kaufman
I wrote a post on this blog on February 22nd about the music of American composer Jeffrey Kaufman. Today I am writing more about his music. Why? Because since I wrote that last post, I have listened to a lot more of it here on Classical Archives. And the more I...
by Barry Lenson | Feb 22, 2024 | Jeffrey Kaufman, Jewish Liturgical Music
I had never heard music written by the American composer Jeffrey Kaufman until I listened to “Vocal Music of Jeffrey Kaufman,” a Pheonix CD that is available for listening here on Classical Archives. On first listening, I wondered why I had never heard this composer’s...
by Barry Lenson | Nov 21, 2023 | Leonard Bernstein
On November 22nd “Maestro,” Bradley Cooper’s new film biography of Leonard Bernstein, will be released in theaters in only a few days. It is wonderful that an actor/producer of Cooper’s stature has chosen to create a film about Bernstein. We are excited. Today,...
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