Classical Music Criticism

Fuse Commentary: “The Boston Globe” Cleans House

June 16, 2016
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Arts and entertainment are one and the same, both trivial– or at least way down the pecking order when it comes to things that are genuinely important.

Arts Interview: Tim Page on the “Virgil Thomson: Music Chronicles, 1940-1954”

December 11, 2014
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Tim Page on a generous sampling of Virgil Thomson’s best music criticism – trenchant, outspoken, oftentimes delightfully clever, and always assured.

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