Schumann's 'Quintet in E flat for Piano and Strings' is one of the sublime moments in Romantic music. Robert Gottlieb flatmomentmusic Change image and share on social
You have to surrender to a book. If you do, when something in it seems to be going askew, you are wounded. The more you have surrendered to a book, the more jarring its errors appear. Robert Gottlieb askewbookerror Change image and share on social
Classics are constantly being re-imagined and transformed, and the originals are none the worse for it; they endure. Robert Gottlieb badlyclassicconstantly Change image and share on social
Dance Theatre of Harlem has done a lot of good things well, a lot of good things badly, and a lot of bad things - it doesn't matter how. Robert Gottlieb badbadlydance Change image and share on social
The Iron Curtain may be a thing of the past, but Mother Russia is as mysterious as ever. Robert Gottlieb curtainironmother Change image and share on social
As an editor, I have to be tactful, of course. Robert Gottlieb editortactful Change image and share on social
The first time the Kirov ballet was seen in America was on Sept. 11, 1961. The ballet was 'Swan Lake.' The ballerina was Inna Zubkovskaya. The place was the old Met, on what must have been one of the hottest nights of the year, and there was no air-conditioning. Robert Gottlieb airamericaballerina share on social
You can approach 'The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death' in a variety or combination of ways: as a startlingly eccentric hobby; as a series of unresolved murder mysteries; as the manifestation of one woman's peculiar psychic life; as a lesson in forensics; as a metaphor for the fate of women; as a photographic study. Robert Gottlieb approachcombinationdeath share on social
Most famous stage actors tactfully fade away. Robert Gottlieb actorfadefamous Change image and share on social
Ballet Hispanico is far from Irish, and, though it has strong dancers, its Spanishness has always left me unconvinced. Robert Gottlieb balletdancerhispanico Change image and share on social