Lots of new music, lots of performances, but what happens after the opera or symphony premiere? The second-performance problem. – The New York Times
Category: music
The Glenn Gould Cult
Canadians have made a fetish out of the late great pianist. This week a five-day international Gould conference of Trekkie proportions will open in Toronto. – The Globe and Mail (Canada)
The art of producing
Everyone remembers the Beatles. Anyone remember their producer? Producers are blamed when they flop, forgotten when they score. A new Encyclopedia of Record Producers reveals the producer’s life. – The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
Elliott Carter’s first opera (about an auto wreck)
It premiered in Berlin this week and the audience went wild. Unfortunately, that would not be the reaction back home, says the Washington Post critic. – The Washington Post
Music insider takes apart LA music scene
Music is a cutthroat business says John Doe, talking about his new indie movie about the contemporary LA music scene. Los Angeles Times
Après le “High C”
La Scala’s older singers don’t go off into the sunset, they come to Casa Verdi, the rest home for those who can no longer hit the high notes. – Los Angeles Times
JANOS STARKER IS 75
Tonight many of the best cellists in the world will converge on Indiana to celebrate the birthday of probably the most prominent cello teacher alive. There will be 100 cellists performing onstage. There’s a live internet broadcast of the concert. – NPR Morning Edition (needs RealPlayer)
DANCE MUSIC IS THE JAZZ OF THE ’90s
So says this critic for the Irish Times. Unfortunately, the Irish and British governments are no fans. In 1994 they passed the Criminal Justice Act and Public Order Act, effectively outlawing many aspects of club culture. How similar to the social marginalization of the pre-Second World War jazz scene. – Irish Times