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Tag: 11.10.15
Top Posts From AJBlogs 11.10.15
“The Artist’s Muse”: $170.4-Million Modigliani Doesn’t Float All Boats at Christie’s
While the rest of the scribe tribe has moved on to parsing tonight’s contemporary auction at Christie’s, here’s my recap of the same auction house’s attempt last night to repeat the breakout success of … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2015-11-10
A Great Lulu
When the Metropolitan Opera rises to its own standard, no opera house in the world presents more engaging, exciting, or satisfying performances. On November 5 the new production of Alban Berg’s Lulu fulfilled every aspect of the… … read more
AJBlog: OperaSleuth Published 2015-11-10
Johnny Costa
The recent Rifftides review of pianist Sullivan Fortner’s new album mentions Johnny Costa as an influence. The influence came early. Like millions of other American children, Fortner grew up watching Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-11-09
Not a One-Trick Pony
San Francisco, 1969. So says Jed Birmingham in #23: The Dead Star, the first of his picks for “The Top 23 Most Interesting Burroughs Collectibles.” The Burroughs Nova Broadcast pamphlet, which I published in 1969 and … read more
AJBlog: Straight|Up Published 2015-11-10
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They’re About To Appoint A New Leader For The Choir Bach Conducted
“St Thomas Church of Leipzig, Bach’s employer for 27 years, is about to appoint his first 21st-century successor. When Bach applied for the job in 1723, the search committee also auditioned four candidates. Their first choice turned the job down. So did their second choice and their third. Bach ended up winning the role by default.”
Modigliani Fetches Second-Highest Price Ever Paid At Auction
In a bidding session that lasted nine minutes, the artist’s Nu couché sold for $170.4 million to an unnamed Chinese buyer. The work is only the tenth ever to sell for a nine-figure price.