When the Lamoureux Orchestra of Paris presented the French premiere of Wagner’s Lohengrin in 1887, with the memory of the Franco-Prussian War still lingering in the audience’s mind, the conductor ...
On the podium, all his movements are clipped and economical. Every muscle is under rigid control. But the moment the music stops, Conductor Igor Markevitch cuts loose. For quick relief from artistic ...
IT remained for Mr. Koussevitzky to introduce the music of Igor Markevitch, who, as you may have read, is a genius. The specimen of genius was “Rebus,” an imaginary ballet playing around with the ...
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