Sunday, July 14, 2002
The music talks to the writer who then communicates internally with himself about the music in order to talk with the readers about the music. Sometimes, it's all just lost in the translation. If we're lucky, or if we all can share a basic frame of reference, communication takes hold. Some of the best reviews are those which (as Rockcritics publisher Scott Woods recently said) at least give the reader a single idea to carry away with them or makes them want to hear (buy) the music.
The best music critics are often to be found writing about classical music, which is threatened with marketplace extinction in America. Here are two thoughtful articles about a recent classical release.
this made me want to hear the record
adam baer told me why I have four versions of the Goldberg Variations and why I might select one over the other on any given day
I have a personal theory that it's a healthy practice to listen to many different kinds of music; but here's a little of what I mean by taking an idea away and putting it to use elsewhere, where it can be communicated and understood enough to be communicated to someone else:
a trip to a European operahouse
¶ 7/14/2002 04:12:00 PM
The best music critics are often to be found writing about classical music, which is threatened with marketplace extinction in America. Here are two thoughtful articles about a recent classical release.
this made me want to hear the record
adam baer told me why I have four versions of the Goldberg Variations and why I might select one over the other on any given day
I have a personal theory that it's a healthy practice to listen to many different kinds of music; but here's a little of what I mean by taking an idea away and putting it to use elsewhere, where it can be communicated and understood enough to be communicated to someone else:
a trip to a European operahouse
¶ 7/14/2002 04:12:00 PM
