Leon Botstein appears in the following:
Leon Botstein: 'Rite Of Spring' A Quantum Leap Forward
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Soundcheck enlists Leon Botstein, music director of the American Symphony Orchestra and president of Bard College, to explain how Rite of Spring took classical music into the modern world.
American Idol Scoop; Ira Berkow Picks Three; Leon Botstein On Stravinsky; French Horn Rebellion
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
In this episode: Season 12 of American Idol wraps up this week, and writer Jethro Nededog recently reported that the show will have all new judges next year. He talks about why Idol is making the change and how it can reverse the show's ratings slump.
Plus: Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter Ira Berkow just published Summers at Shea: Tom Seaver Loses His Overcoat and Other Mets Stories. He joins us with a few of his favorite songs -- and some sports lore.
And: American Symphony Orchestra music director Leon Botstein explains why 1913 was the right time for Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring.
Also: Unofficial candidates for “best band name in recent memory” French Horn Rebellion bring their strobe lights, glowing jackets, and irresistible dance beats to the studio. (Oh, and yes, French horns are involved.)
Botstein on Sibelius
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Conductor Leon Botstein has built his considerable reputation by shining the spotlight on neglected composers, overlooked masterworks, and unexpected musical connections. Today, he joins us to explain why the popular Finnish composer Jean Sibelius deserves a new look.
Leon Botstein
Friday, August 13, 2010
Twenty years ago, Leon Botstein started the annual Bard Music Festival. This year the festival focuses on the Viennese modernist Alban Berg. Botstein pitches Berg's difficult, dissonant work to audiences who normally can't stand 20th-century music. He tells Kurt that music suffers ...
Another Look at Henry Cowell
Friday, January 29, 2010
Who Says He's Elgar the Great?
Friday, July 27, 2007
