Commentary
Many of today’s arts editors and reviewers embrace a lilliputian vision of arts criticism; they accept a crabbed sense of its possibilities.
Read MoreI’ve been most impressed by the manner in which these composers, in these works, took strong moral and/or political stands.
Read MoreIs truth and beauty served when the arts just take the money from the big banks and run?
Read MoreThe loss of arts criticism means severe economic challenges for arts and culture down the food chain.
Read MoreIf any of you are harboring a budding young musician, investigate the possibility of he or she attending BUTI.
Read More“When you think about music it’s got to be that way. Just the thrill of being able to play another note, not to win anything or get a trophy.”
Read MoreExposing the jazz impulses in Emily Dickinson’s poetry is not an agenda for the novice.
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Commentary: Top Classical Recordings of 2016
I make no claims to have listened to everything released in 2016; here are my picks for the top classical recordings of the year.
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