Hear Hear for the Two Tims (and Daniel and Mark and...)
I agree with Donald about the two Tims. In fact, if you look around the US at coverage of the puzzling Baltimore Symphony story, several critics have weighed in with some conjecture about what to make...
View ArticleCritics and Reporters and Being Played Like a Fiddle
I disagree, Douglas. I think Dan Wakin's coverage of the Baltimore situation in the Times has been quite good, and Dan is a reporter, not a critic. He is, however, someone who knows a good deal about...
View ArticleDaniels All Around?
I agree, Allan about Daniel. And there are some excellent arts reporters out there. But how long did it take even for the Times to get a Daniel? Before him, things were not always at such a high level...
View ArticleReporting and Ink Measurement
Douglas -- But Dan's contributions to our coverage show that this model (separation of criticism and reporting) can work if a paper is willing to commit its resources to it. I obviously can't answer...
View Article"just" a features writer
I spent the last week in Ireland – too pleasant a place to inspire many thoughts on a subject as dour as music criticism. And now that I’m back home (in Toronto), I find myself trying to leap into the...
View ArticleUS versus Europe
We seem to be getting away from the original questions asked by Doug - are there fundamental differences in which US and European critics see their roles? I'm not so sure if there is, although I know...
View ArticleLondon and US
Hugh makes a number of good points about the economic differences between criticism in London and in the US. Friends of mine who freelance for British papers tell me that in terms of payment, the...
View ArticleCritics: more different than similar
Allan Kozinn is on target in his comments about power. However I, too, want to return to the blog’s original subject. Try all you want to discover differences in classical criticism between countries...
View ArticleA "school" with few students
I’m struck by the slowness with which the changes of outlook that have convulsed musicology in recent years have made themselves felt in daily criticism. I’m thinking of the attention paid in academe...
View ArticleBaltimore counterpoint; In Search of Lost (press) Time
There's already been a wealth of wide-ranging observations on the blog, so I'm going to add just a couple points on issues raised by colleagues. I agree with many of Allan's comments, particularly on...
View ArticleIt's all in the stars
The idea of exploring 'alternative historiographies' in a 350-word same-night review for the Evening Standard makes me giggle and would certainly get me the sack, probably quite rightly. It doesn't...
View Articlewe're all right
I agree with much of what has been written this past week. Allan is right to say that it’s a matter of personal choice whether to focus on performance criticism, as he does, or use a broader brush, as...
View ArticleFinding a balance
So, maybe we're not so different, after all. Yes, London is an exception when it comes to coverage. The critics there face a distinct set of challenges. But, basically, we want the same things: to be...
View ArticleAbsent Critic Weighs In Late
Due to my being in the mountains with only dial-up Internet access for the duration of this blog, I have not had a chance to peruse it too carefully, and my comments are coming out of left field. But...
View ArticleAbsent critic weighs in - later
By David Patrick Stearns Coming into this blog rather late, I’m almost as overwhelmed by the plethora of ideas here as I was Thursday night at the U.S. premiere of the Brian Ferneyhough/Charles...
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