Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953).By Greg StepanichSergei Prokofiev didn’t write a great deal of chamber music, but his two string quartets, two violin sonatas (one originally for flute) and piano quintet are marvelous works, and worthy of the repertory status that only the violin sonatas currently appear to have.The same goes for the Sonata for Two Violins (in C, … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2010
Atlanta Symphony violinists do right by Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev didn’t write a great deal of chamber music, but his two string quartets, two violin sonatas (one originally for flute) and piano quintet are marvelous works, and worthy of the repertory status that only the violin sonatas currently appear to have. The same goes for the Sonata for Two Violins (in C, Op. 56), written in 1932 for a French chamber music series in … [Read more...]
Book reviews: Two good novelists go seriously astray with latest efforts
By Chauncey MabeIf Harold Kushner had been a literary critic instead of a rabbi, he might have asked, “Why do bad books happen to good writers?” And if Leo Tolstoy had also been a critic, he might have answered, “All good books are alike, while every bad book goes bad in its own way.”These bloody thoughts are occasioned by Henning Mankel and Jim Crace, novelists … [Read more...]
Two good novelists go seriously astray with latest efforts
If Harold Kushner had been a literary critic instead of a rabbi, he might have asked, “Why do bad books happen to good writers?” And if Leo Tolstoy had also been a critic, he might have answered, “All good books are alike, while every bad book goes bad in its own way.” These bloody thoughts are occasioned by Henning Mankel and Jim Crace, novelists of proven quality who have … [Read more...]
Film Q&A: Nicole Holofcener and Catherine Keener, on collaborating
Catherine Keener and Oliver Platt in Please Give.By Hap ErsteinThere’s Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. There’s Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. And on the female side, there’s Nicole Holofcener and Catherine Keener: Film directors and the actors with whom they frequently collaborate.Keener has been in all four of Holofcener’s films -- Walking and Talking … [Read more...]
Film Q & A: Nicole Holofcener and Catherine Keener, on collaborating
There’s Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. There’s Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. And on the female side, there’s Nicole Holofcener and Catherine Keener: Film directors and the actors with whom they frequently collaborate. Keener has been in all four of Holofcener’s films -- Walking and Talking (1996), Lovely and Amazing (2001), Friends with Money (2006) and her latest, Please … [Read more...]
Dance review: FCBT’s ‘Dream’ a nice climax to sharp, entertaining show
Rogelio Corrales and Lily Ojea in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, at Florida Classical Ballet Theatre.(Photo by Janine Harris)By Greg StepanichOver the years I’ve seen a number of ballet companies that feature a large contingent of children, and usually that means there’s a good deal of wiggle room for the kids in the presentation, which allows things to be … [Read more...]
FCBT’s ‘Dream’ nice climax to sharp, entertaining show
Over the years I’ve seen a number of ballet companies that feature a large contingent of children, and usually that means there’s a good deal of wiggle room for the kids in the presentation, which allows things to be not-so-precise but irresistibly crowd-pleasing. But Colleen Smith’s company, the Florida Classical Ballet Theatre, doesn’t do things that way. In a Wednesday … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: June 18-22
Vanille (2010), by Marcus Bickler, of Tamarac.Art: Painters, sculptors, photographers and other artists in this state look forward every year to the All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition, and next week, the 59th edition of this oldest such Florida contest opens at the Boca Raton Museum of Art for a run of seven weeks.This year, almost 1,400 … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: June 18-22
Art: Painters, sculptors, photographers and other artists in this state look forward every year to the All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition, and next week, the 59th edition of this oldest such Florida contest opens at the Boca Raton Museum of Art for a run of seven weeks. This year, almost 1,400 entries were received for the contest, which was judged by New York-based … [Read more...]