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Boulez/CSO @ Carnegie Hall
The “wall of sound” is back! Read my review at Classical Source.
Rewire That Frontal Lobe!
“The study, from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., offers a new line of evidence that the brain we end up with is not necessarily the same brain we started out with.” The secret ingredient? Music, of course. Read the details at abc.com.
Frank Oteri and Joseph Polisi on Bill Schuman
Read Frank’s terrific interview with the author of “American Muse” here. (Hat tip: Richard Schneider.)
Fear and Loathing in Philly on the Wane?
Daniel Wakin wades into the recent leadership problems within the Philadelphia Orchestra’s support system, though the headline may make you believe the lion’s share of problems are being borne by the players. Truth is, the orchestra has sounded superb the last few times I’ve seen them under Charles Dutoit.
Top Ten (+3) Unfair Classical Demonstration Discs
Here commences what I intend to be bimonthly “Top Ten (+3)” lists of favorite media. This first list came about somewhat as a matter of circumstance…
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Blasi/Mehta/Vienna Phil @ Carnegie Hall
It did not go entirely well… but any chance the see the Vienna Philharmonic (with — shock! horror!! — actual women in their ranks, and it’s about time) is welcome. You can read my review at ClassicalSource.com.
Astroturf Watch: Kochzilla Caught Planting Faux Seeds Again
In the realm of bare-knuckles dirty politics, “astroturf” is a term used to describe a bogus grassroots campaign. And thanks to the enterprising work…
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Jet Dee Takes on Audiences Behaving Badly
I think you will enjoy Jet Dee’s thought-provoking essay on concert audience behavior and “GPAADAK” over at the Glenn Gould Foundation web site – especially if you are a concertgoer whose blood pressure rises at the sound of inconsiderate page-shuffling, intramusical conversation, and the unceremonious opening of cellophane-wrapped candies twenty seats away during a pianissimo passage.
John McGlinn, 1953-2009
Rumors had been circulating since early in the week that John McGlinn, the brilliant conductor most well known for his extensive research into and revivals of prewar American musical theater works, had died. I somehow missed the Playbill obituary on Tuesday, but saw the New York Times obit online a few hours ago. Minutes later, a mutual friend called; she was as shocked and saddened as I was to have our worst fears confirmed.
I first encountered John back when I was working at BMG Classics.