The European artists in Golden Years Hollywood – a mini-series?

A Culture in Exile – Classical musicians in Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s

Posted on April 25, 2013September 25, 2016 gordonkaltonwilliamsLeave a commentPosted in American culture, Music articles, My blog, Podium articles, The European artists in Golden Years Hollywood - a mini-series?

A Culture in Exile – Classical musicians in Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s A number of times over the past few years, the contemporary German film director Werner Herzog has described Los Angeles as the most culturally substantial city in the United States. It’s why he and his wife decided to move here he […]

Waxman’s Carmen Fantasy

Posted on July 17, 2011September 27, 2016 gordonkaltonwilliamsLeave a commentPosted in Dramatizing the world's music, Music and film, Music articles, My blog, Program notes, The European artists in Golden Years Hollywood - a mini-series?

Franz Waxman (1906-1967) after Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Carmen Fantaisie ‘Fannie Hurst’s MOST DYNAMIC CHAPTERS SURGE TO Glowing LIFE!’ So said the trailer for the 1946 Warner Bros. movie adaptation of Fannie Hurst’s novel Humoresque. The ‘most vibrant LOVE STORY EVER TOLD’ (to quote again from the trailer), it was meant to dramatize the three-way tug […]