The other Mahler | The New Criterion
A review of Alma Mahler, muse to genius, by Karen Monson.
Source: newcriterion.com
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One Bloodthirsty Edict after Another: Hindemith in Turkey
Given that he was excoriated by Joseph Goebbels as an 'atonal musician' whose work debased German womanhood, it is hardly surprising the noted composer and violinist found the general artistic climate in the Third Reich increasingly uncongenial. While his talents were greatly appreciated during the resulting sojourn in Turkey, where he was Kemal Atatürk's chosen instrument to modernise Turkish music, his was hardly an uneventful life
Source: quadrant.org.au
Otto Klemperer's conducting still stuns, 50 years after his death
There is a touching documentary about Otto Klemperer, that steadfast titan of conducting who died 50 years ago, by filmmaker Philo Bregstein. Watch it
Source: artdaily.com
Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony: a guide to the best recordings
The Sixth is the outlier among Beethoven’s symphonies, rural and rustic where the others are driven and dramatic. Richard Osborne makes a selection of the best versions from a rich recorded history
Source: gramophone.co.uk
Pfitzner's end | The New Criterion
Adam Kirsch on Hans Pfitzner & the conservative artist.
Source: newcriterion.com