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Wagner's "Ring' cycle (Part 6: "Götterdämmerung&apos
GÓ¶tterdÓ¤mmerung: Nietzsche knows best
Götterdämmerung, the last of Wagner's four-part Ring operas, ends with Valhalla in flames, the destruction of the gods, and Wotan a disillusioned pessimist, much like Wagner himself. Is this the death of religion? The triumph of science or nature? Wagner lets us take our pick.
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The Mann experience: A newcomer's perspective
Welcome to the Mann: A few questions from a first-timer
Thursday's showcase for pianists Herbie Hancock and Lang Lang with the Philadelphia Orchestra left many patrons swooning with delight. But it raised a few questions in the mind of a first-time visitor to the Mann who sat in the cheap seats.
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3 minute read
Lenape Chamber Ensemble
To venture inside the composer's head
Is a “pure” rendering of the composer's intent indeed ever possible? A mid-summer concert of Beethoven, Faure and Prokofiev by the Lenape Chamber Ensemble conjured thoughts about each composer's circumstances at the moment of creation.
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Composing vs. writing; Moalem vs. Coren (contd.)
A further exchange: The young composer and the older critic
Continuing their debate about composing music and writing about it, Beeri Moalem and Dan Coren find some common ground, and also some flaws in BSR as an appropriate vehicle.
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Composing vs. writing about music (a reply)
Composing music vs. writing about it: A critic replies (again) to Beeri Moalem
If I had Beeri Moalem's talent and vision as a composer and player, I wouldn't even bother to write about music. But when you're expressing ideas, you must accept a certain amount of responsibility for facts.
A composer's response
The young composer's struggle: A reply to Dan Coren
The young and opinionated composer Beeri Moalem responds to assorted nitpicks from BSR's critic Dan Coren, as well as to Coren's larger question: What, exactly, is the struggle of a young composer today?
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A dentist's musical Odyssey
A music lover's Odyssey: What my dad learned from his children
Most people develop a taste for serious music because their parents push them into it. In the case of my Dad the dentist, the opposite was true: He was introduced to classical music by his kids, albeit inadvertently.
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Buxtehude Consort's religious cantatas
The case for summer music
In the last few years Philadelphia's music season has grown steadily shorter— until this year. Half a dozen music groups extended their seasons into June, and the Buxtehude Consort made its debut in a perfect setting. Good news for tourists and musicians alike.
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Billie Holiday after 50 years
She never wasted a note: Music's debt to Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was less of a “pop star” (and much more of a true artist) than the likes of Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. But I would argue that Billie Holiday deserves equal recognition as an icon of American music, and her legacy is timeless.
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Composing music: A reply to Beeri Moalem
So you want to write about composing? A critic's reply to Beeri Moalem
Dan Coren, responding to Beeri Moalem's recent article, “So You Want To Compose Serious Music?”, finds it “a mishmash of half-baked ideas and some very odd perceptions of music history.”