October 2010
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Mahler grooves, in full color!
So apparently the New York Philharmonic is on Tumblr. Nice – I can finally upgrade this scan [from the actual paper edition of the New York Times] of Leonard Bernstein’s title page enhancement to his Mahler 6 score.
[via nyphil]
September 2010
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WatchLove the look of this promo from Best Made Company and, yes, I do own an axe [albeit a lesser one]. But the main reason I’m posting this: the spooky sonic backdrop by none other than composer-of-the-moment Nico Muhly.
[via Jez Burrows]
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But what about the art? →
The Rambler weighs in on two recent copyright throwdowns mangled by the Royal Opera House:
‘Copyright was never intended primarily as a means for generating income … the goals [were] not wealth creation, but the promotion of enlightenment through the increased creation and provision of works of literature and learning.’
Sadly this historical and legal truth is news to the...
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New music makes an orchestra
When the Louisville Orchestra contacted me several years ago about joining its artistic staff I was immediately interested for two very specific reasons – the orchestra’s historic, city-wide music education program and its legendary series of commissions and world premiere performances, recordings and broadcasts during the middle part of the twentieth century. That latter aspect of the...
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Orchestra fail
Not necessarily a commentary on orchestras in the age of Google, but …
[via @mcmvanbree]
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“What do people feel? A revelation. God reveals something, something ineffable,...”
– José Antonio Abreu
More inspiration, via Maryam’s reblog of my last post.
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First Listen →
Hear fourteen diverse new albums including Bilal’s Airtight’s Revenge, which I’ve been looking forward to since the good folks at Plug Research sent this along earlier in the summer. [via everyone’s favorite new Tumblr – and NPR’s first foray into the Dashboard – Fresh Air]
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Harak Star
Vinyl and design fans know about the adventurous covers that accompanied 1950s and 60s recordings from the American classical music label Westminster Records, but lately I’ve been seeing postings of them here on Tumblr that don’t cite their designers. [Perhaps the new content attribution feature will take care of that.] The very best of these modernist record jackets, including the...
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4'33" → The playlist
Inspired by Alex Ross’ post-modern tribute to John Cage on what would have been the composer’s 98th birthday, here is my 4’33” playlist consisting of every track in my music library whose length matches that of Cage’s 1952 conceptual composition. Do your eyes a favor and view the hi-res version.
Like Alex I have a preponderance of Cage-length Mozart, but more...
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“Any great work of art … revives and readapts time and space, and the measure of...”
– Leonard Bernstein, What Makes Opera Grand? Vogue, December 1958 [via lethebashar]
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The Real Ping?
Music fiends and tech geeks among you no doubt followed Apple’s product announcement yesterday; I watched it on my phone. [Hey look, a major media company unafraid to provide high quality live video on a mobile platform!] Of the new offerings the one that immediately got my attention was Ping, an iTunes-based social music service. I am a longtime Last.fm user and have been frustrated that...
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owms asked: Can't express how I glad I am to have found this tumblr...I think it's my favorite of all...can't say I'm familiar with your personal work, but I will be soon!
Where is it even possible to get the Bernstein lectures from Harvard?...I used to try to search public libraries but couldn't find them
Where is it even possible to get the Bernstein lectures from Harvard?...I used to try to search public libraries but couldn't find them