Sir Simon Rattle

Commentary: Best Classical Performances of 2016

Picks for the top live classical performances of 2016. Feel free to agree, disagree, add to them, come up with your own list, etc.

The biggest musical takeaway was the sheer brilliance of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s playing, which is the gold standard.

Stephen Provizer September 21, 2020 at 4:14 pm on Arts Remembrance: Critic Stanley Crouch — Jazz as a Metaphor for DemocracyIt's one thing not to suffer fools. It's another to define anyone who disagrees with you as fool and therefore...
Gerald Peary September 21, 2020 at 2:26 pm on Arts Remembrance: Critic Stanley Crouch — Jazz as a Metaphor for DemocracyThanks for finding your old interview with Crouch, Harvey. I have a soft spot for independent-thinking intellectuals, even when, as...
Bill Marx September 21, 2020 at 1:29 pm on Arts Remembrance: Critic Stanley Crouch — Jazz as a Metaphor for DemocracyCrouch was a provocative critic in the bombastic Mencken mode, which is fine by me. But he used his sledge...
Matt Hanson September 21, 2020 at 12:31 pm on Arts Remembrance: Critic Stanley Crouch — Jazz as a Metaphor for DemocracyI've been rediscovering Crouch since his recent passing, and I enjoyed reading this exchange. I think his point about being...
Matt Hanson September 21, 2020 at 12:31 am on Literary Appreciation: D. H. Lawrence’s “Women in Love” at 100I’d like to add my praise for this piece, I really enjoyed reading it too. I had a real engagement...