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Tag Archives: Leonard Bernstein

GIVING IT STICK, MUSICALLY

BERNSTEIN’S WAS about average, 17 in. A jazzman’s is generally shorter. Lully perished from banging a toe with his. Wagner’s had ivory knobs. Serebrier managed to stab himself with his. … Continue reading

May 1, 2017 · Leave a comment

RED SCARE MADNESS—THE FIFTIES

THE OCCASIONAL CRAZINESS of modern days reminds me from time to time about the Red Scare during the 1950s. Its hysteria included the Hollywood blacklists, as explored in the current … Continue reading

March 3, 2016 · 2 Comments