Bernard Holland Fan Hub — Celebrating the New York Times' Classical Music Critic: Reviews, Essays & Legacy
Bernard Holland: a critic who heard architecture in sound—lucid, humane prose treating performances as civic conversation. Part detective, part poet: champion of access, slicer of pretension, illuminator of musical truth.
Bernard Holland Trivia
Bernard Holland was a longtime classical music critic for which newspaper? (Easy)
#1: The New York Times
#2: The Washington Post
#3: The Guardian
#4: Los Angeles Times
In which year did Bernard Holland retire from the New York Times after decades as a classical music critic? (Genius)
#1: 2006
#2: 2008
#3: 2010
#4: 2012
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Bernard Holland always wears a deliberately mismatched pair of socks beneath his otherwise impeccable suit — a small recurring detail that hints at his private eccentricity.
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Characters:
Aloysius Pendergast
Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson
Dr. Laszlo Kreizler
Sister Fidelma
Chief Inspector Ghote
Professor Bernard Quatermass
Commissario Guido Brunetti
Salvo Montalbano
Brother Cadfael
Adam Dalgliesh
Kinsey Millhone
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Movies:
A Most Wanted Man (2014)
Layer Cake (2004)
The Salton Sea (2002)
Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
The Matador (2005)
A History of Violence (2005)
The Quiet American (2002)
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Music:
Pithoprakta by Iannis Xenakis
Rothko Chapel by Morton Feldman
Offertorium (Violin Concerto) by Sofia Gubaidulina
Aeriality by Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Accanto by Helmut Lachenmann
Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten by Arvo Pärt
String Quartet No. 2 by Elliott Carter
Graal Théâtre (excerpts) by Kaija Saariaho
Earth Dances by Harrison Birtwistle
Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
TV Shows:
Which Bernard Holland do you mean — could you tell me which show/franchise he’s from or what you like about him (traits, themes, tone)? I’ll then recommend TV shows fans of that character would love.
Video Games:
Primordia
Gemini Rue
Oxenfree
The Sexy Brutale
Return of the Obra Dinn
The Council
Night Call
Heaven's Vault
Sunless Sea
Kentucky Route Zero
Thimbleweed Park
Disco Elysium
