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“Leonard Bernstein's Messiah was controversial. New York…” — Freakonomics Radio at 34:48

Freakonomics Radio 657. Whose “Messiah” Is It Anyway?

“Leonard Bernstein's Messiah was controversial. New York Times critic Harold Schoenberg complained about Bernstein's several major cuts, wholesale musical transpositions, and his high-handed rearrangement that scrambled the order of movements. Other critics praised Bernstein for getting in touch with the historical…”

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