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The #OperaPlot Thickens
The challenge was two-fold: tweeters had to come up with clever and innovative ways of summing up an opera, and readers had to figure out which opera was being summed up.
Charting a new course away from the charts
We don't program our classical music to be an upscale substitute for Muzak -- lots of lush, orchestral music with a smattering of pleasing piano renderings for your background listening pleasure.
Alt-Classical Aston
The interface between popular and classical music always holds the promise of innovation -- a promise not often realized.
More on Encores
Today, when even the dreariest and most routine performance is received with the perfunctory standing ovation, the encore seems to have lost its significance.
Encores and the unfiltered expectation
What's your experience with encores? Is it the best part of the concert? Something special? Or does it serve another purpose for you?
Gamut - One Thing Leads to Another
“This is Gamut, the program that each week runs the gamut of music from the Middle Ages all the way up to the present. And over the course of X number of shows, we have yet to repeat a work (at least on purpose) and we've yet to run out of great music to share with you.”
How is that possible? Simple. Just dig a little beneath the surface.
Does Commentary Enhance Enjoyment of Classical Music?
When a radio announcer is obliged to attend to other kinds of business on the air, probably the less commentary about the programmed piece, the better. As in so many aspects of life, less is usually more.
Reflections on the Mariinsky
Performing artists today, especially of the younger generation, are exceptionally well-trained. Yet in the process of attaining technical prowess, we have lost the individuality that still informs the recorded performances of great artists like Oistrakh, Gilels, or Rostropovich.
The Sound of No Hands Clapping?
Those of us steeped in the classical concert-going tradition know not to applaud between movements. It's simply not done! But as Alex Ross points out, it wasn't always that way.
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