the wood’s in trouble
enough of Berlioz, for a time. this is what i’m listening to right now.
first, two of my great loves, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Ian Bostridge. here is Bostridge singing selections from “On Wenlock Edge”, part of the RVW symphonies box set (which if you do not have you should HAVE)
continuing with [...]
Posted at 12:44 am on February 4, 2010 | leave a comment | Filed Under: the present | Tagged: ian bostridge, listening, mahler, RVW | read on
the elitist within us all
i hate the Romantic period. aside from philosophy and poetry (which i’ll love in any period), the notion of the Romantic aesthetic bothers me. the great genius that is the soul of the artist which allows for creativity on a massive scale that MUST be released? and of course, the later concept of artist as [...]
Posted at 12:03 am on February 4, 2010 | 1 comment | Filed Under: the present | Tagged: bach, berlioz, peabody, Romanticism, wagner | read on
