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One of the most revolutionary decades in the history of recorded music

As American critic Ted Gioia puts it, 'For the first time in 500 years, people listen to music, and don’t even know the name of the artist or song. This is not by chance, but is an intentional move driven by powerful interests -- with the goal of shifting control from artists who create to technocrats who merely aggregate … Musicians now make only pennies where previously they made dollars'

Music critic Laurence Vittes reviews John Malkovich's new show, written by the musician-comedian Aleksey Igudesman: By Laurence Vittes The Music Critic Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles 20 October 2023 The Music Critic, currently on a national tour, takes down aesthetically-challenged classical music critics who have disparaged compositions that subsequently become recognized as masterworks. John Malkovich's lean

Chopin’s two sets of Études invested the didactic keyboard study with unparalleled artistry and musical substance. Jed Distler considers a selection of the finest recordings from the past 90 years

In the end, the music industry is about recognition and making money, so the desire to "hit it big" can lead to some unsavory practices. The history of