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Category: music
Sotheby’s Drops Musical Instrument Business
“The move is further evidence of Sotheby’s desire to focus on its core fine art and antiques business, an area that delivered headline-making results for the company in 2012, chief among them the highest price ever paid for a work of art at auction – $119.9m for Munch’s The Scream.”
How the Ubiquitous-ization Of Classical Music Will Save It
Against the instinct of purists to denounce the ubiquitous cheapening of classical music in ringtones, overheated movie trailers and hip-hop songs, Elie contends: “The more various our encounters with Bach, the more objective his genius is.”
Ethical Dilemmas Continue For Music Consumers In The Digital Age
“Once upon a time, the publisher of sheet music was the authority. Later it was the company that recorded and distributed the music. Authority is now shifting to whoever can stream a sound file, but rarely were, and are, these concerns inclusive of the artists’ wishes.”
The Internet Gives Us Our Music Now (Duh?)
“With CDs suffering double-digit declines in sales and digital albums seeing double-digit increases in 2012, the inevitable has happened. Downloads for the first time accounted for the majority of albums sold.”
How Is SFJAZZ Center Actually Happening?
“At 35,000 square feet, the center is the first free-standing hall of its kind built exclusively for jazz, and its debut comes at a time when presenting live music — and jazz in particular — could be considered a risky proposition.”
The Philharmonie De Paris Is Becoming A Giant Money Pit
“Paris’s futuristic new classical concert venue, the Philharmonie de Paris – a vast metal construction which promises to transform the northern Paris skyline – is on track to become the world’s most expensive concert hall despite attempts by some politicians to block it because of its spiralling price tag.”
St. Louis Symphony Keeps David Robertson Through 2015-16
“The St. Louis Symphony has extended Music Director David Robertson’s contract through the 2015-16 season. Robertson joined the symphony in the 2005-2006 season as its 12th music director.”
Talks Resume, With A Bit More Civility, At Twin Cities’ Orchestras
“The rhetoric softened noticeably … [as] management and musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra agreed Wednesday to create a ‘fresh start to negotiations’. … Meanwhile, union and management negotiators at the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra also met Wednesday for the first time in nearly two months.”
Computers Writing Music (But Is It Any Good?)
“We have taught a computer to write musical scores. Now we can produce modern classical music at the touch of a button.”