tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post7749300277321225760..comments2024-01-20T23:55:26.269-08:00Comments on The Detritus Review: An Ethicist Extraordinaire and Poulenc Is a Drunken Ape!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-4263048788395957652008-02-29T19:19:00.000-08:002008-02-29T19:19:00.000-08:00Nice to hear some sense coming from Snake Mountain...Nice to hear some sense coming from Snake Mountain these days-- and from Skeletor's own Dana Perino, nonetheless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-63180702570004730362008-02-29T09:33:00.000-08:002008-02-29T09:33:00.000-08:00True. There is a lot of bad music out there, old a...True. There is a lot of bad music out there, old and new; and most of it does not deserve automatic praise. However, making public aesthetic judgments assumes an air of conceit. After all, who gets to be the final judge of beauty? While I'm not suggesting Dan is arrogant, I am criticizing this particular review's out-of-hand dismissal of Sciarrino's music--the stated purpose of Classics Today is to be fair and impartial to the quality of the music, and to review the performance and sound quality, instead.<BR/><BR/>I like Dan's blog, too. He doesn't give us many gems like this one. We caught him good.Empiricushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629835829400843701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-36996350291123115992008-02-29T08:02:00.000-08:002008-02-29T08:02:00.000-08:00First of all, I'm pretty sure that Poulenc WAS a d...First of all, I'm pretty sure that Poulenc WAS a drunken ape. Well, that's what I heard.<BR/><BR/>At least Felsenfeld writes coherently about his subject -- a rarity as the Detritus Review continues to show. While Mr. Felsenfeld may have not been terribly even-handed in his review (jumping to harsh and unsubstantiated attacks), it does remind me of my own concert going experiences, especially where new music featured -- There is a lot of truly god awful music out there, and everyone wants me to pretend its good.<BR/><BR/>Every so often I can empathize with a truly scathing review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-39483246509934765722008-02-28T19:35:00.000-08:002008-02-28T19:35:00.000-08:00@ anthonys:Generally, yes. (We happen to know the...@ anthonys:<BR/><BR/>Generally, yes. (We happen to know the gentleman.) And, yes. However, I was glad to see Empiricus excoriate him for this particular piece. He apparently, hates Sciarrino. Fine. But, wow. What a hatchet-job.<BR/><BR/>Anyhoo,<BR/>Sator ArepoSator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-25687958885460232152008-02-28T17:56:00.000-08:002008-02-28T17:56:00.000-08:00Felsenfeld is a good writer, his work on New Music...Felsenfeld is a good writer, his work on New Music Box is certainly some of the better fare. He's also a good composer-- I just played a piece of his for my class a few weeks ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com