classical music

There is No Middle of the Road in Art 5

 in Composers / Concert Artists / Concerts  tagged artist / classical music / composers / great art / pianists by (updated 4416 days ago)

Great works of art and great performances are never middle of the road. Some of my favorite performers, like Richter and Argerich, also elicit my most negative reactions. Rudolf Serkin’s concerts were incredible or disastrous, but rarely mediocre. Beethoven has a large collection of worthless compositions. So does Mozart. This is […]

The Truth about Classical Music 6

 in Psychology / Random Stuff  tagged classical music / classical musicians / how to understand classical music / what is music by (updated 4416 days ago)

Last night was spent with some musician friends of mine and might have involved too much alcohol. But rather than just complain about my sad, sad, state, here’s an interesting question: Why is there an aura of snobbishness surrounding classical music? We all know this exists, but my experience has […]