Category: Editorials

Roger 
Norrington’s 
Stupid 
Mahler 
Ninth

There 
will 
surely 
be
 enthusiasts 
for 
abominable 
performances 
such 
as 
this 
one,
 because
 novelty 
for 
its 
own 
sake 
always 
has 
its

Will There Always Be An England?

Recent articles and editorials about the so-called “decline” of the classical recording industry have generally focused on the reduction in

Are The Classics Wearing Out?

Classical music consumers continue to benefit from a simple fact: there has never been more stuff of such high quality

The Wand Syndrome

I have before me a disc issued on Japanese RCA Red Seal containing live performances of Schubert’s “Unfinished” and Bruckner’s

The Crossover Mentality

In a recent article Norman Lebrecht (today’s Cassandra of classical music; there have been others at various times) once again

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