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DSCH's Fifth Symphony: Meaning and Being
“A poem should not mean / But be,” writes Archibald MacLeish in his “Ars Poetica,” though these lines notoriously contradict themselves. The modernist response to music is cert… more »
Response to Just Criticism
Schooldays
R.A.D. Stainforth wrote 3 weeks ago: I suppose we all have our heroes and ogres amongst our former teachers. My own school (Charterhouse … more »
Day 20: The NY Philharmonic concert in Central Park is BTS
Vince wrote 3 weeks ago: When you’re invited to a sonic bacchanalia graced by no less than Shostakovich’s Festive … more »
Tuesday in the Park with George... and the New York Philharmonic
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gcarreraiii wrote 1 month ago: First, one is the loneliest number. Michelle has gone to Spring Valley after our four wonderful wee … more »
Alfred Schnittke
R.A.D. Stainforth wrote 1 month ago: A bacon sandwich similar to one that Schnittke may have eaten The Dodo never had a chance. He seems … more »
the curse of the ninth
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Auk wrote 1 month ago: Here’s a pretty well acknowledged condition for being an artist: you’ve got to be at least a lit … more »
Music in Great Irish Houses
paulmthomas wrote 1 month ago: Last night I was lucky enough to be taken (by my employer no less) to a concert in Kilruddery House, … more »
New York City Ballet - Here and Now
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Evan wrote 1 month ago: Christopher Wheeldon’s Rococo Variations - photo by Paul Kolnik “Here and Now” wa … more »
Shostakovich Kitty
Zach Carstensen wrote 2 months ago: Alex Ross posted about the Mahler loving cat that strolled out on stage before the Israel Philharmo … more »
Moscow Virtuosi: more Russian music please
Zach Carstensen wrote 2 months ago: It was 1979, the Shah fled Iran for Egypt, the United States and China established full diplomatic r … more »
Hibiya Public Hall
tokjdm wrote 2 months ago: BubbleShare: Share photos - Find great Clip Art Images. Last year Michiyoshi Inoue initiated a ser … more »
R&G go to the concert hall
rg88 wrote 3 months ago: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra March 2, 2007 at NJPAC in Newark For an orchestra conducted by Mozart a … more »
shostakovich is the bombdizzle
zerblogger wrote 3 months ago: I think Tristan Cook (self-credited) enjoyed playing director a little too much, but it certainly co … more »
Thoughts on Music
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B. Shaw wrote 3 months ago: As I delve throughout the different genres of music, like most people I run across things that I lik … more »
Eisenstein's Oktober
Shostie wrote 3 months ago: I found this on Youtube the other day and thought it was neat: It’s a full length version of … more »
Catastrophe
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mrsokana wrote 3 months ago: Quelle catastrophe! What is happening in CBC land …? A process of alienation of the most devot … more »
DSCH's Fifth Symphony: Meaning and Being
jvhalbrooks wrote 4 months ago: “A poem should not mean / But be,” writes Archibald MacLeish in his “Ars Poetica, … more »
Politics and Musical Ambiguity
jvhalbrooks wrote 4 months ago: Several readers have commented via e-mail and in conversation on the degree of culpability for those … more »
From Europe Central
jvhalbrooks wrote 4 months ago: I’ll get back to the Fifth Symphony soon, but I wanted to share a passage from William T. Voll … more »
A first encounter with the Fifth Symphony
jvhalbrooks wrote 4 months ago: I first encountered Shostakovich in high school, believe it or not. My music theory teacher pa … more »
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