Monthly Archives: August 2013

The Devolution of Musical Literacy

In the course of preparing a program note on Dvořák’s “New World” symphony I had occasion to read through the initial spate of reviews and studies that accompanied the work’s 1893 premiere by Anton Seidl and the New York Philharmonic. … Continue reading

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The Real Career

Something went screwy in the 20th century. That’s a silly statement: a lot went screwy. Holocausts, nuclear armageddon, terrorism, world wars. Perhaps I should narrow my topic. So let’s try that again. Something went screwy with musical careers in the … Continue reading

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