My review of their exceptional Sunday concert is live at Classical Source. Followers of the New York Philharmonic should take a look at Colin Anderson’s review of yesterday’s concert at London’s Barbican Centre.
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Funniest Obituary Ever?
The Onion reports on the death of J.D. Salinger.
Carnegie Hall 2010-11 Season: Something for nearly everyone
The New York Times has the details. I’m pleased to see a series dedicated to Japanese music but am not exactly looking forward to wildly inconsistent maestro Valery Gergiev conducting Mahler – unless, of course, he starts following the clear and explicit annotations the composer includes in his scores.
Reality TV for Opera (and Music Industry) Lovers?
Now this looks interesting: an insider look at a regional opera festival may be coming to a television near you.
Need another reason to use Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera for your web browsing?
For years I have been strongly advising clients not to use Internet Explorer for Web browsing. Click here for yet more reasons to dump IE altogether — then, if you don’t have one or more of them, download Firefox, Chrome, Opera and/or Safari.
America Versus the Supremos’ Appalling Ruling on Corporate Megabucks in Political Campaigns
It’s no surprise, but it still sets back the cause of democracy. Continue reading America Versus the Supremos’ Appalling Ruling on Corporate Megabucks in Political Campaigns
Barenbiom Burnishes Boulez, But Burlesques Bernstein, Butchers Beethoven
My review of the last of three Vienna Philharmonic concerts at Carnegie Hall is live at classicalsource.com.
Scandal in Audiophile Land
Audioholics busts high-end audiovisual manufacturer Lexicon for re-chassis-ing a $495 Oppo blu-ray player and selling it for $3500. (Via Gizmodo.)
Greg Palast Asks a Troubling Question
Consider this:
How did Haiti end up so economically weakened, with infrastructure, from hospitals to water systems, busted or non-existent – there are two fire stations in the entire nation – and infrastructure so frail that the nation was simply waiting for “nature” to finish it off?
And that’s not the only question he has. Read the entire article (title may be NSFW) here.
Crossposted to APJ.
One Model for Local Music Presentation
Go read Phillip Lutz’s Sunday New York Times article on the goings on in New London, Connecticut.