Category: Editorials

THE EU CONSTITUTION AND THE ARTS

Thank God it’s dead! Granted, the French and the Dutch voted “no” to the proposed EU constitution for the wrong

THE DEATH OF THE HORENSTEIN CULT?

It’s well known that performers of all stripes, and not just in classical music, sometimes amass a cult following, particularly

BYE-BYE TOWER (THANK GOD!)

The final, ignominious demise of Tower Records, auctioned off in bankruptcy to a liquidator for about $146 million, couldn’t have

THE HATTO AFFAIR: I DID IT FOR MY WIFE

How disappointing. William Barrington-Coupe, husband of Joyce Hatto and head of Concert Artist recordings, has (apparently) taken the easy way

SYMPATHY FOR THE SERIALISTS

It’s probably a truism to say that there are only two kinds of music: good and bad, but now that

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