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Why vinyl makes a perfectly imperfect format for discovering classical music July 10, 2021 More than 3 years ago Just a smattering of critic Michael Andor Brodeur’s classical music collection on ...
Sacred music and opera composer Henry Purcell and his 17th-century contemporaries now have something in common with pop-music hell-raisers such as Madonna, The 2-Live Crew and Ice-T. For the first … ...
Thankfully, this “classical” classical music of the 20th century is dying. As a pianist, I have the opportunity to help with this. For one, I love to talk to my audiences.
The old-hat claims of classical music’s elitism and lack of approachability just don’t hold up in summer. Performances pop up as if out of thin air; the New York Philharmonic puts on a series ...
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK Classical music is being used to disperse unhoused people. There are some deeply flawed assumptions at play here. Some were shocked when the LA Metro police piloted a program of ...
Here are five of the classical music, visual art and theater offerings we’re most anticipating in the coming months: Kaari Upson, “Untitled,” 2010. Smoke and oil on panel.