of the attributes of the romantic era, such as an incredible freedom of movement and rubato time, which leaves much up to interpretation by the performer. Perhaps the most exhilarating part of this piece was the solo performance of the violin, as the incredible speed along with dramatic dynamic seems to flow in such a way that would not seem possible. It would be logical to assume that the other members of the audience shared this opinion, as response was very powerful, and lasted for some time.Contemporary PerformanceClaude-Michel Schonberg was born in Paris in 1944 of Hungarian parents; he began his career as a singer, writer and producer of popular songs. He wrote the musical score of La Revolution Franoise in 1973, Les Misrables in 1980 and Miss Saigon in1989. Since then he has also supervised overseas productions of Les Misrables and Miss Saigon and co-produced several international cast albums of his shows. He is currently working on a new production of his last musical Martin Guerre. He lives in Paris with his wife and two children. Herbert Kretzmer was born in South Africa, where he began his journalistic career writing the commentary for a weekly movie newsreel. In 1960 he joined the staff of the Daily Express and later became its chief drama critic, a post he held for 18 years, covering about 3000 first nights. From 1979 to 1987 he wrote television criticism for the Daily Mail, winning two national press awards. Kretzmer wrote the book and lyrics of the West End musical Our Man Crichton, which starred Kenneth More and Millicent Martin, and the lyrics for The four Musketeers. For his Les Misrables" lyrics he received Tony and Grammy awards. In 1996 he was elected an Honorary Doctor of Letters at Richmond College.Les Misrables, Imperial Theater, Broadway. Perhaps the most popular and best loved musical on Broadway, Les Misrables contains some of the most defining elements of the modern musical. The composer is able to c...
