Long, long, time ago...
November 02, 2020

Leo Ornstein - avant-garde composer who would be forgotten

A great read in Tusk Is Better Than Rumours by Marshall Gu about mostly forgotten classic music composer Leo Ornstein who once, well, not so famously, said that "if his music were any good, it would survive; if not, it would be deservedly forgotten". TIBTR argues he should be remembered as the one preceding Stravinsky and Schoenberg, and the most innovative of the three. Great text - a pleasure to read!