Word: classicall
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Born the younger son of a noble family in what became Latvia after World War I, Peter von Blanckenhagen has travelled a long road to his guest appointment in classical art this spring. Naturalized as an American citizen in 1955, he holds something of a record of having been a...
Although the greatest part of his published work has been in the field of Roman art, the central concern of his life has been the complexity and meaning of Greek art. This study he feels can only be approached by an extremely mature scholar, and he is only now beginning...
Three R's. Telecasting from an old roller-skating rink, WGBH-TV takes full advantage of its freedom from sponsors and their demands. Its leisurely, professorial pace and erratic showmanship would send Madison Avenue professionals out for triple martinis. Scheduled shows often run overtime. Between programs, instead of the...
"Maybe." Victor will slowly add the "approved" recordings to its already bulging list of Toscanini disks. (In 17 years of recording for Victor, Toscanini sold better than any other classical artist in history-22 million record units, $40 million in retail sales.) The tapes his father definitely rejected, says Walter...
The refugee attended a gymnasium in Budapest, where he received a good education in classical subjects, and as a result, is "not so technically oriented as most Hungarian students are," Lefeber said. Refused admittance at the University of Budapest because his parents are middle-class, Heimler is reportedly interested in...