Unanswered Question

January 15, 2008

A highly regarded composer of both classical and broadway, an accomplished pianist, a great conductor, and an eloquent musicologist. Bernstein was all of the above and more.

bookThe Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)

By: Leonard Bernstein

“Leonard Bernstein’s Norton Lectures on the future course of music drew cheers from his Harvard audiences and television viewers. In this re-creation of his talks, the author considers music ranging from Hindu ragas through Mozart and Ravel to Copland, Schoenberg, and Stravinsky.”

Author’s Note: “The pages that follow were written not to be read, but listened to; and the fact that they do now exist in book form seems to me a moving testimony to the fidelity and creative involvement of numerous colleagues. … Yet here it all is, thanks to the persistence and inventiveness of the Harvard University Press editorial staff …”

Posted by Sergei Korschmin | Filed Under Books, Composers 

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One Response to “Unanswered Question”

  1. Brendan on January 31st, 2008 1:42 am

    I watched this twice to make sure I understood him correctly, nonetheless it was an interesting and thought-provoking point he makes. It would have been good to sit in that room and listen to Mr Bernstein.

    Is the rest of this lecture posted somewhere? And, what are your thoughts on the metaphysical language of music? Is it true? Is this the reason why music has meaning to so many different people?

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