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An artist of Manet's order has many profiles, not all of them visible at the same moment. Fifteen years ago, it was more or less obligatory for American critics to focus on the "radical" formal aspects of Manet's work and, in particular, on his use of...
Consider what happens when a modern symphony orchestra and soloist perform a Mozart piano concerto. The string section, often much larger than any Mozart had at his disposal, blasts out its parts on violins and cellos better suited to powerful Strauss tone poems. The wind instruments are louder and more...
Now, though, a hardy band of revisionists is riding to the rescue. Performance practice, the study of how compositions were meant to be played on instruments of their period, has become a lively, avant-garde movement that promises re-examination of baroque, classical era and early romantic music. "The philosophy...
Today's original-instrument performers are Landowska's heirs. Once considered the last refuge of a poor musician, authentic instruments now attract performers of international caliber: Dutch Violinist Jaap Schroder, who collaborated with Hogwood on the Mozart symphony series, the English Concert's Pinnock, a top-notch...
In a spacious and sunny room in Waggener Hall, Galinsky last week joined his class of teachers, who clustered informally around a conference table. There was a communal feeling in the group during the friendly discussion. Galinsky wondered if his class saw any change from Homer to Vergil in the...