I’m in the middle of typing up my thoughts about “Il Boemo” – “The Bohemian” – an international production about the 18th century Czech composer Josef Mysliveček, which I finally just got around to watching last night. Unfortunately, I’m out of time, as I have to be in New York today for a concert by the American Symphony Orchestra (an irresistible program of music from the 1920s, including John Alden Carpenter’s “Skyscrapers,” Erwin Schulhoff’s Concerto for Piano and Small Orchestra, Edgard Varèse’s “Arcana,” and William Grant Still’s “Afro-American Symphony”). So I’ll have to put off posting the film review until tomorrow.
In the meantime, if it’s a lazy Sunday for you and you’re interested in checking it out, the film streams free on Kanopy if you’ve got a library card. Or at least that’s the case where I am. Maybe it depends on the library. You’ll find more information, including links to Kanopy and to the film’s trailer, in this post I wrote earlier in the month. “The Bohemian” is definitely worth seeing, and not just for culture vultures. The scene with a young Mozart alone is worth the price of (the hopefully free) admission!
