One of the most recorded-orchestras in history releases a historic set of recordings to commemorate a milestone. – The Philadelphia Inquirer
Author: Douglas McLennan
BACH FIXATION
Why, oh why so many new recordings of Bach? Another anniversary looms. – The Sunday Times (UK)
MOVIE CREDITS EXPLAINED
Gaffers? Best Boys? Here’s a road map to who gets to have their name on a movie credit roll. – Salon 10/09/98
SYMPHONY WITH MOUSE EARS
Disney commissioned a “millennial” symphony on the order of Mahler and talked the New York Philharmonic into performing it. After hearing it, writes Philip Kennicott, the only question is whom to feel sorrier for. – The Washington Post
OPERA REVIVAL: Contemporary American opera never had it so good
On Saturday, Lyric Opera of Chicago premieres William Bolcom’s A View from the Bridge. Next up: The Great Gatsby. – The Globe and Mail (Canada)
DOMINGO.COM
The online music revolution has mostly been the province of young pop musicians. But now tenor Plácido Domingo has signed a contract to record for the web. – The Boston Globe
DUELING ARTS CENTERS
The Barbican and South Bank are London’s two one-stop arts centers. But while there’s a rivalry of sorts, business is booming for both. Financial Times
DUELING ARTS CENTERS
The Barbican and South Bank are London’s two one-stop arts centers. But while there’s a rivalry of sorts, business is booming for both. Financial Times
REVISITING GUNTER
In the week since he won the Nobel Prize for literature, Critics have been reassessing the writings of Gunter Grass. – Slate
FOOD FIGHT
Art Critics in Los Angeles get into a feud between conceptual-irony and anti-irony camps in the L.A. art world. Artnet.com