by Barry Lenson | Apr 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Most of us think we know what avant-garde music is. It’s music that is ahead of its time, right? Music that sounds like music will sound in the decades or centuries that follow it.The problem is, that definition is wrong. You see, most avant-garde music doesn’t sound...
by Barry Lenson | Apr 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
I don’t usually write reviews of performances on this blog. I’m not a music critic, and there are lots of other bloggers who have that ground covered.But I feel compelled to write about the astonishing debut that the British pianist Paul Lewis made with the New York...
by Barry Lenson | Mar 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
“Mary Poppins” – Would you rather spend two hours and 20 minutes watching this, or the same amount of time seeing Aida? Your choice. When you invite your friends to go to see an opera with you, do they whine “Okay, but how LONG will it be?” I’ve had that happen. I...
by Barry Lenson | Mar 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Is opera better than chamber music? Is choral music better than piano music?Those are fairly ridiculous questions, of course, but kind of interesting anyway. Much to my discredit, I’ve been thinking about them lately. And even though nobody asked me to, I came up with...
by Barry Lenson | Mar 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
Every so often a leading musician comes along who has lavished so much love, time, and study in the work of one composer – or even in one work of music – that historic performances result. I’ve only attended a handful of performances that belong in that category. No...
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