UncategorizedMUSIC: The Centenary That Never EndsBecause classical music depends mostly on the work of dead composers, but still feels the need (like every other form of...
UncategorizedThe Trouble With ClassicalAfter noticing the increased use of classical music as a young-people repellent -- in libraries, in subway stations, in the...
CultureMove over, Mozart!Once a musical pariah, composer-conductor Gustav Mahler is now, 150 years after his birth, box-office gold
CultureOwen Pallett’s one-man symphonyFrom the archives: An interview with the violinist who toured with Arcade Fire, and newly announced Oscar nominee
UncategorizedBeethoven! Beethoven is IT, pure and simple, do you understand?Paul Wells has a great post about Beethoven symphony recordings , and asks for my input. I don’t know how much I can add, because...