Actor Kelvin Harrison Jr.: 'Mozart stole lines from violinist Joseph Bologne' | Prime
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- Опубликовано: 19 апр 2023
- ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke to actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. about his new role as violinist Joseph Bologne in the new movie “Chevalier” in theaters Friday, April 21.
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Kelvin's performance was wonderful! I'd never heard of him before this film but I'm an instant fan!
Where is it showing?
Kelvin absolutely slayed that role. He was amazing!
Please watch his other films! He is amazing!
First saw him in Godfather of Harlem.
Ce film est un produit du communautarisme afro-américain. Un produit du wokisme et du mensonge.
Finally. A POC was into opera: a classic violinist! And a soldier of the French Revolutionary War. Well done. Thank you for sharing Chevalier's story.😍
For all intents and purposes, he was black.
His story was never erased from history. There are just a lot of ignorant people who don’t read books.
Amen. Stuff you missed in history is a wonderful podcast if you are interested in figures like him. They highlight overlooked figures.
That’s how they’ve always tried to hide the truth. Even if it’s still written down what use is it if there’s no pipeline for the youth to even discover it?
There are a lot of truths that “technically” weren’t erased from history but if there’s nothing that spurs people to discover it in the first place then it might as well be.
That movie was so awesome. I'd read about Joseph Bologne years ago and found his story intriguing. I wondered why he was never taught about in my music classes but I figured he'd never get his dues. So when I was scrolling through my timeline and saw the poster and clip from the movie... I literally spit out my coffee. I was like... Oh. My. God. I'm screaming and pointing at my device. My roommate comes running into the room as she'd thought something was wrong...long story short- I explained that I stumbled upon his story in college and now I'd have a chance to see his story on the big screen. Now if I could just see the story of Samuel Coleridge Taylor and so many others who never get their credit. So many mysteries of history.
Clarence Cameron white, William grant still
Thanks for the new historical figures to research!
Mozart didn't 'steal' anything. It was normal in those days for composers to borrow from each other's work and was seen as a mark of respect rather than plagiarism. In fact that has been the case until very recently eg it's always been a part of jazz. Suing people for stealing your music is a horrible new development that mainly benefits the richer musicians and their lawyers.
Too litigious for some time...
Mozart stole his @$$ off from. Him. Still Mozart does not come close to his talent.
@@pmarieblessed5117 thank God you don't teach. Mozart is maybe a trillion times a better composer than Bologne.
@@hortleberrycircusbround9678 According to the people who stole and the people who TRIED to erase his history. Their views don't count. Thank goodness his genius has come to the light!
@@pmarieblessed5117 ROFL
Beauteous to see Light Finally shed on this Amazing True Story & this Talented young man portraying Chevalier 👏🏾🎭🎶💜
Great film! Amazing story, both triumphant and tragic. I can't help but wonder if some of his mother's musical heritage didn't somehow influence his work? Might we ever know?
I'm a Francophone and for decades I was believe he was mixed race. He was a mixed race from Guadeloupe
lol, historical revisionism is one hell of a drug
Handsome, Multitalented Actor!! 👏 👏 👏 👏 Bravo!!!!!😊
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT MOVIE ~
A must see !
I only just recently (a few years ago) heard of Joseph Bolongne but just as a footnote. SOOO glad his story is finally being told. Chevalier is a good movie also.
SMH……there are some similarities between Mozart’s Symphonie Concertate in E-flat, K.364 and Bologne’s violin concerto op. 7, no. 1……but that’s about it. I wouldn’t say “Mozart stole lines from Bologne”. Heck, both of these men composed in the Classical Era (which ended in 1830). The style was similar abroad. As for the movie, it should have been longer. Bologne died in 1799, that’s when the film should have ended, showing his poverty and illness that he died from at 53. The problem with screenwriters is that they write in these scenes/scenarios, like the Mozart-Bologne contest, that never happened. Stefani Robison….good job, but you could’ve done better with more research. Interesting film, overall. Would I see it again? Yes, just for the music.
Stefani did terrible. It was after-school special, soap opera level story telling. The soundtrack?! They almost played none of Bologne's real music. Why? It's lack luster.
Actually, its quite a bit more than just the Sinfonia Concertante - I'm a big fan of both composers, but it was quite clear that Mozart was greatly inspired by Bologne. Another strikingly similar work is the famous A Major violin concerto - namely, the apollonian third movements. Its pretty clear that Mozart not only was inspired by it, but borrowed material from it.
@@fermatachambersoloists he wasn't though stop reaching so hard. Mozart's violin concertos are some of his least interesting concertos of his opus. It's clear who inspired WAM; Leopold, Handel, JS Bach, CPE Bach, Johann Christian Bach and Haydn. End of list. If Bologne was a big influence on WAM his name would appear in one of his hundreds of letters. There is zero mention of Bologne.
@@fermatachambersoloists even if he borrowed material for his Sinfonia concertante, Mozart turned around and composed the greatest Sinfonia concertante in all of Classical music.
@@hortleberrycircusbround9678Not reaching. I'm a professional violinist, and actually know a thing or two about this. WAM wouldn't mention Bologne in his letters - he would never admit to being influenced or inspired by someone he viewed as a lower race.
If you'd like to have a longer discussion about this, I'd be happy to point out to you several places where Mozart's violinistic writing is heavily influenced by Bologne.
Indeed, they lived under the same roof for quite some time, so its undeniable that Mozart was well aware of Bologne's fantastic playing abilities.
Lastly, I agree. WAM's Sinfonia Concertante is far superior, as is the majority of Mozart's music. Bologne was firstly a swordsman and military man, second a great violinist, and thirdly, a composer. So its no surprise that WAM is superior.
One of my favourite movies this year ❤❤
Let's just start with the fact that his father was a classical musician!!! Brava!!!!! All that can be said is ..when it's for you, it is for you!!!! Congratulations 👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉
Another erase Truth has a way of not staying Erased🎉❤🎉
Make sure you go look up his actual history though. Some of it is Hollywood fabrication
There is only one erased truth, that being, Joseph Bologne was not Black. He was born to a White father.
Brilliant film! Highly recommended.
It was amazing!
God afternoon, Chevaliar is just another "Hidden Figure" in this world. I saw the movie, and enjoyed it immensely.
I enjoyed it as well, And Sister, HIDDEN MORE. They tried to destroy his legacy, but thanks to this Movie, they didn't.
BRAVO LORD KELVIN😊❤
I wish this movie was more widespread. I can't find it in Chicago.
Por favor traducir, he visto la película 📽 y me encantó y el actor está sublime la última música que toca con su violin me hizo llorar, y me estremeció de lo que sentí, pero él todabia más yo me hubiera ido con él a esa isla ❤😊
Great job Kelvin!!!
The only time I was ever in the movie theater watching a movie alone. It felt great.😊😊
I seriously hope he gets Oscar consideration!!
🤞🤞
Excellent Story❤
LOVED this movie
Wow
It is sad he never had children. They would be royalty today and probably talented musicians...but we will never listen to him again. So sad.
He did so much but got so little in return.
He did he was killed. Go see the movie
Awesome Movie! He deserves an Oscar!
It was a nothing of a movie! Derp
What was that last song before he was taken by the Queen?
Awesome story . He did an excellent job paying homage to Chevalier.
Wonderful interview
👑 👑 👑 👑🎉
Amazing story
Excellent Actor, brilliant performance. He did the damn thing, Just brilliant
Kelvin did an excellent job being Chevalier in this movie. I wished the movie highlighted more about Joseph after the French Revolution up to his death.
Well I thought it would-would makes sense.
Excellent
Yes yes
This movie was amazing. And I’m soooo glad this story was told. This young man played this part. It was worth the watch. If this young man keeps his head down and keeps working, he is going to be unstoppable. Take a page out of Denzel’s book and stay mysterious and grounded.
Loved the movie!!! Thank you
If chevalier when from France to America he would probably be more popular.
Beautiful film, beautiful music.
I’m a musician and music teacher of color and I am
so disgusted that throughout 4 years of high school choir and 4 years of choir in college, a mirage of music theory and performance classes and I have never heard of Joseph Bologne; however, I am making sure that my students are aware of his musical contributions!
Job well done!
It's called "quotation" when one composer 'steals' a line or a theme from another. I'd say that if Mozart quoted Boulogne, it's because Boulogne's music was worth quoting!
He was wonderful in this movie
When he became the best fencer 🤺 buddy
Lies, dont let Chatgpt fool you
Listening to an American conversation about anything that happened before the 1770s is always amusing. If you wanted the culture you shouldn't have burnt the bridge.
This is the peak of ignorance and inverted racism! Mozart was one of the greatest musical geniuses the world has known…….
I am black American and I stumble across Joseph Bolonge because I am a classical guitarist.
I lived abroad in Scandinavian Sweden for 24 years and I took private music lessons. I am living in Miami FL
Yet to this day, I am playing classical music from different ganre, and I practic between 6-8 hours a day.
Well, I am retired of course.
This was not supposed to happen about me, back to the Subject. Josphe Bolonge was a genius, no doubt. He accomplish so much during his life time, I really don't have words for it. His music is just so beautiful you can't do but love and appreciate his works.
There are many good black American musicians that play classical music.
There's a black American woman name Florence B. Price.
She is definitely on the level of St. George de Chevalier & Mozart.
I am 61 years old and I realized most of movies I watch on tv for example wester and movies like gone with the wind.
This is Florence B. Price music, I think it a disgrace that these white Americans didn't acknowledge her music.
It only until now they are trying to accept it but it took Chinese music director to present her music this year 2023..!!!?
Price ain't that good she's pretty conservative!
Chevalier is nowhere near Mozart's level. What you drinking?!?!
It was an enjoyable movie but not completely accurate. Hollywood always takes too many liberties with the truth.
That's to be expected with most 'inspire/based on a true story movie', unfortunately enough. Still, so long as it's keeping his name present then it'll mean that more people will know about him - and hopefully look him up to find out more and see what the movie got right and wrong.
Too right. Joseph Bologne was born to a White father, how could he be Black? Why cast a Black actor to play the part of a Mulatto?
@@firemind.7462Exactly wtf
You all must not have mix people in your family. He looked like he should have.
@@firemind.7462he’s light skinned and he has the same complexion as some mixed race ppl. Also don’t use the word ‘mulatto’, it’s a derogatory term
His smile is so sweet!
It’s sad to think how many contemporaries he could have had without racism. His dad did something rare he a white man that did even love her mother per Joseph’s and his dads pov buts she was much younger. He was a wealthy Englishman that sent his son to the best French schools because France was a more accepting at the time. He gave him a first class education and Joseph excelled. Think how many men were denied their destiny because their father that likely with likely ignored consent and then abandoned them.
How IGNORANT is this Reporter
I knew and studied Chevalier as a child her statement just shows her IGNORANCE.
I NEVER DEPENDED SOLELY ON THE AMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEM EVEN MY PRIVATE SCHOOL BACKGROUND
Mozart is pronounc’d ‘MOTE-Tzart’ as in Pizza-and the two men met in April of 1778 whilst Mozart arriv’d with his mother - and there is absolutely ZERO truth to the contention that Joseph Boulogne’s charming & elegant but very slight ‘galante’ musical style of composition could even hold a candle to the great Mozart himself who was able to write Opera, the highly complex contrapuntal stilo anticco of sacred church music, Klavier sonatas & concerti, chamber music and more with equal mastery - whereas Boulogne wisely restricted himself to writing for the violin (as a virtuoso violinist it was natural for him to include elaborate violin solos into his sinfonias for example) and was able to produce only 2 operettas and 2 short ballets and approximately 35 other works mainly featuring the violin as a solo instrument with the orchestra as his supporting cast, as ‘twere… whereas Mozart compos’d nearly 970 compositions over a thirty year period dying unexpectedly at 35 years & 10 months … including some of the greatest Western Art Music including the last 6 Sinfonias, some of the world’s greatest operas such as ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’, ‘Don Giovanni’, ‘Cosi tan Tutte’ & ‘Die Zauberfloete’, the final 10 string quartets, 12 of the world’s greatest Klavier concerti (mostly written for himself), some of the most exquisite Klavier Sonatas in the repertoire, the Great c-minor Mass & of course the Requiem, and so much else …
It is wonderful to be able to re-discover composers such as Joseph Boulogne (Paris had 200 of them when Mozart liv’d there in 1778) but his legacy is quite different - that of a ground-breaking half-white ‘mulatto’ who was able to pack theatres full by his violin playing & his uncanny talent with the sword … but not as a composer - his stile never evolv’d beyond that of the 17-year old Mozart - so any comparison between these two musicians would be like comparing Albert Einstein with say, Neil deGrasse Tyson - there is no valid comparison …
Better cast would have been Corey Hawkins
Sure!, then Mozart turned around and composed some of the greatest music in Western culture. Bologne was super talented, a Renaissance man, but he was hardly one of the greatest classical composers. Please stop the revisionism
The height of society😂😂🙄
Glad it wasn't just me haha
Joseph Bologne was born to a White European father, and a Black African mother. This does not make him Black. Bologne was just as much White as he was Black. In reality, Bologne was a Mulatto. Kelvin Harrison is not a Mulatto, he’s Black. The newscaster got her facts wrong.
Facts
Now all of a sudden mulatto people are white. Silly. You should try telling that to a mulatto on a slave plantation or yet any mulatto in the 60's. They ARE black then and still are considered black today.
Bologne doesn't blow my mind. Mozart does. There's no comparison between them. Every composer can tell you this. 🤣 please
blacks don't listen to classical music
What an awful comment to say and speak about an incredible musician and composer. He made complex and incredible music at a time where there was "classical structure" and he went beyond that and changed classical music. He actually inspired mozart and lots of mozarts music was composed after the pieces performed from bologne. Sounds like you are close minded and don't really have an appreciation for classical music.
Do your research.
He blew Mozart to the next galaxy and back. You funny.😂
Like a Gay Will Smith. 🤣😂
😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
Kelvin Harrison Jr. IS NOT GAY
& neither was Joseph Bolonge -
the Chevalier St George. ...
take your hateful to comments somewhere else.
@@Africa-ky1bg How is it Hatful to see something that makes me Laugh?
Do U think saying something looks gay is Hatful?
Why don't you go protest & Stop Free speech Because that's what your asking for you gay NAZI. 🤣😂
Sigh…there’s always one sour grape in the bunch..😒
This is nonsense - another revisionist historical anecdote so popular with racism enthusiasts. Chevalier was never erased because of his blackness, though he was only half black. It was unlucky of him to have lived during a time when Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn overshadowed every other composer and instrumentalist who was working contemporaneously with them, just as Paganini ruled over every other fiddler who came along during and after his time. These four composers shoved dozens of other composers aside but never because of their race - they were all white - Austrians, Germans, French, Italians, English, Scandinavian, Bohemians, Belgians, Dutch, you-name-it. Later on, Liszt and Chopin did the same to dozens of their contemporaries. And, don't forget, Bach's and Vivaldi's music - so well-known today - disappeared for more than a century until it was rediscovered - nothing to do with race. Chevalier was amazingly talented and some of his violin concertos are simply lovely - I think all of them have been recorded. Was his music on the same level as Mozart's? Hardly. Nobody tried to "erase" him....but a story with that angle might sell more tickets?
YOU are the one who is mistaken. Mozart was struggling to have his music heard when Bolonge was at the height of his popularity. He was denied Head of Opera because of his race. There is the actual letter that proves this although one of the lead actresses was mad because he wouldn't sleep with her. It is FACT that Napoleon destroyed his history when he reconstituted slavery in France. All you have to do is do some BASIC research to find this out. There are inaccuracies in the film due to Hollywood tampering but those are not some of them.
Yes to a certain extent what you say is true. Yet remember Mozart,Bach,Beethoven and Haydn were on another level completely different from other composers in that era. Napoleon nearly destroyed Joseph's work and also reinstituted slavery in France 1802. I learned about this remarkable composer in World's Great Men Of Color Vol.1 by J.A. Rogers. I'm not being selective. For centuries African Americans and People of Color worldwide have been told that they are inferior and have contributed nothing of any merit to civilization as a whole. The History of Black People has been relegated to slavery and nothing else. Such has been the erasure of any noteworthy accomplishments by People of Color worldwide.
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@@clarencesaizon3580 I agree with you that racism held Bologne back, despite his strong resolve and talent, and this also contributed partially to his fade into obscurity. But keep in mind that most of the Baroque and classical composers were lost to time until uncovered by later musicians in the Romantic era. Mozart also died penniless like Bologne despite both of them being celebrated by contemporaries and wowing people with their music. Musicians had aristocrat patronage and respect but when push came to shove they were discarded by the elites just like everyone else.
@@clarencesaizon3580 👍👍👍❗
I not bragging but I put people in chock, when I start playing.
These white people are so funny, I gave a petite' concert in Sweden.
When I got off stage these white people looked at my guitar and thought that the guitar was playing by itself. I had my back as if I was looking and I was dying laughing 😂😂😂😂
I play all kinds of music, rap music, Prince, Michael Jackson my guitar repertoire is endless........
Are you 68
Oh, Here we go with this