The untold story of the Black French maestro Joseph Bologne

[Quijote]

‘Why has this person been erased?’: the untold story of the Black French maestro
In rousing new historical drama Chevalier, the story of Joseph Bologne, often crudely referred to as ‘Black Mozart’, is finally given the spotlight it deserves

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...gne-true-story

[Peter]

He certainly was a remarkable character and a very interesting life - should make a good film! There are however many other composers who have also been 'erased', (though I would prefer the term, overshadowed) not least Joseph's teacher, Francois Joseph Gossec. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnb-...KuhlauDilfeng3

[Quijote]

He certainly was a remarkable character and a very interesting life - should make a good film! [...]

I think so!

[Velvet]

This hagiographic fawning over Joseph Bologne - because he enjoys minority status - is intelligently debunked!!

https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/0...assical-music/

[Quijote]

This hagiographic fawning over Joseph Bologne - because he enjoys minority status - is intelligently debunked!!

https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/0...assical-music/

Hello Velvet / Schenkerian / Bonn 1770 and other sock puppets, glad to see you're still with us!

I read that article, it made some interesting points though it did leave a whiff of the usual rightist "Booh-hooh, booh-hooh".

Still, I'm not going to be put off from watching this film when I get a moment, even though some of it might very probably be historically silly - it's all entertainment!