January 1118, 2001 six pick Miklós Rózsa Hungarian composer Miklós Rózsa immigrated to the U.S. in 1940, the same year as the immortal Béla Bartók. But whereas Bartók lived out his final days in abject poverty and ill health, Rózsa…
November 29, 2000 critic pick George Antheil His music is very rarely performed nowadays, but Antheil is among the most original composers our region has produced. His Ballet mécanique was scored at one point for sixteen pianos, a player piano,…
November 29, 2000 critic pick George Antheil His music is very rarely performed nowadays, but Antheil is among the most original composers our region has produced. His Ballet mécanique was scored at one point for sixteen pianos, a player piano,…
September 1421, 2000 books Nobel Oblige Stephen King by Andrew Ervin In a matter of weeks, the Swedish Academy will announce the winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Nobel is arguably the most prestigious literary prize in…
December 714, 2000 book quarterly King Author William Vollmann hits the jackpot. by Andrew Ervin The Royal Family William T. Vollmann Viking, 780 p., $40 Reading The Royal Family is like playing a marathon game of high-stakes poker with author…
