| 单词 | music critic |
| 例句 | The music critic Harold Schonberg goes further: Mozart, he argues, actually “developed late,” since he didn’t produce his greatest work until he had been composing for more than twenty years. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He was best known in the United States for his long association with The New Yorker, where he was music critic from 1972 to 1992. Andrew Porter, New Yorker Classical Music Critic, Dies at 86 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z It has drawn much attention from music critics and from audience members either impressed by its maneuverings or wondering if something will go wrong before their eyes. ArtsBeat: A Place to Talk About the "Ring" by Wagner at the Metropolitan Opera 2012-04-06T17:04:47Z To hear Adès play the piano in concert is a particular delight — Times music critic Mark Swed described Adès' technique at a 2006 Piano Spheres recital as "big and bold." Composer Thomas Adès devotes his downtime in L.A. to ... rehearsing 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Scholars and music critics are spilling barrels of ink to rightfully praise her voice, her civil rights activism, her place in the pantheon of music. Aretha Franklin Was the Personification of Black Woman Magic 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z There are few phrases I hear more often in my life as a music critic. When a Critic Hosts the Premiere 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z As a music critic, I’ve long been fascinated by people’s first favorite songs. Even Billy Joel Mocked ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire.’ I Loved It. 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z It will be directed by Steve Smith, who was previously an assistant arts editor of The Boston Globe, a freelance music critic for The New York Times and music editor of Time Out New York. National Sawdust Announces Second Season 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Since you’re a music critic, does this strike a discordant note? Fashion Returns to the Museum 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z In pop music, rhythmic patterns and bass lines are essentially common property, as my colleague and pop music critic Randall Roberts noted after this week's verdict. 'Blurred Lines' verdict would rock Amadeus and other great composers 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z And a more positive reminder of the time has just arrived with “Shock & Awe,” written by the British music critic Simon Reynolds. Growing Up Gay to a Glam Rock Soundtrack 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z “He was the most important living writer on classical music, either in academia or in journalism,” said Alex Ross, music critic of The New Yorker, in a recent interview. Richard Taruskin, Vigorously Polemical Musicologist, Dies at 77 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z But we young fans felt we were in on a secret because when we saw him move on stage we knew he was no gentleman,” wrote Times music critic Patrick MacDonald. How The Seattle Times covered Elvis Presley's death in 1977 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z In 1966, they moved to Washington, where he joined The Post as a music critic. Alan M. Kriegsman, Dance Critic, Dies at 84 2012-09-02T23:57:48Z After establishing himself as a music critic and radio producer in Turkey, Mr. Mimaroglu received a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship to study musicology and composition at Columbia University. Ilhan Mimaroglu, Composer and Producer, Is Dead at 86 2012-07-18T23:23:40Z But my favorite was his attempt to assign our music critic a feature on Wanda Horowitz. Rebecca Miller on the Mother of All Subjects: Her Father 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z Jon Bream, music critic at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, brings together dozens of writers to look at the output, from “Bob Dylan” to “Shadows in the Night.” Critics and musicians take on 50 years of Dylan, album by album 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z “It was, from the top of the ensemble to the bottom, magnificent,” writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed. Essential Arts & Culture: Art and the West, L.A.'s queer Chicano networks, Harry Potter architecture 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z We asked Anthony Tommasini, the chief classical music critic of The Times, who interviewed Ms. Rice about her chamber music experience in a profile in 2005, to identify the pieces. ArtsBeat: What Was Condoleezza Rice Playing on '30 Rock'? 2011-04-29T19:51:50Z It was the category where she did not triumph that has left fans and music critics outraged. How Harry Styles' Grammys speech made Beyoncé's Album of the Year loss worse 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Here, the music critics of The New York Times choose some of the most notable collections of 2017. The Year in Boxed Sets, From David Bowie to Weird Al 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z That image provided plenty of fodder for tech bloggers, music critics and fans on social media and in the media. Spotify: 99 problems but Jay Z ain't one 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z While fundamentally homosexual, he nonetheless fell in love with women and married twice, the second time to Natasha Litvin, the illegitimate daughter of an actress and a music critic. The real Stephen Spender as seen by his son in ‘A House in St. John’s Wood’ 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z He cites a contributing factor: “music critics as cheerleaders and enablers,” including those at The New York Times. Reynold Levy’s New Book Names Names, Including the Met and Peter Gelb 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Though the crowd was small, it included a group of influential music critics and some suits from Columbia Records, who mobbed her after her performance. Carol Sloane, Jazz Singer Who Found Success Early and Late, Dies at 85 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z But sales picked up after the opera opened, and music critics weighed in on the piece offering an array of reactions. ‘The Death of Klinghoffer’ Helps Box Office 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z I was bored with being just a music critic. Auctioning Dawn Powell’s Diaries on the Web 2012-06-29T22:24:09Z This is no job for a music critic. A diplomatic China Philharmonic plays Disney Hall 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z “The stage setting was unconventional as the program,” the New York Times music critic Olin Downes wrote of a concert he attended at Aeolian Hall, on West 43rd Street, on Feb. 12, 1924. ArtsBeat: Concert to Re-Create Debut of Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ on 90th Anniversary 2014-01-17T17:09:06Z And that has paid dividends: The Cleveland Orchestra's performance of a program of Beethoven and Smetana drew raves for the acoustics in a review from the music critic of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Smith Center aims to put Las Vegas on culture map 2012-07-08T01:06:04Z The music critic and reporter Jim DeRogatis reported on the events in Chicago at the time, and continued to investigate the accusations against Mr. Kelly. As R. Kelly’s Trial Begins, Here’s a Timeline of the Allegations 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z In an intimate Q&A, music critic Jessica Hopper asks DeRogantis the tough questions that everyone familiar with the allegations has been wondering: How does Kelly still have a successful music career? Reporter who broke R. Kelly sex abuse allegations: “Nobody matters less to our society than young black women” 2013-12-16T18:51:00Z It was a work, writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed, that transforms time into “more of an idea than the heartbeat of the physical world.” Essential Arts & Culture: Special Thanksgiving edition, starring Donna Summer, William Kentridge and tattoos 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Back in 1966, when Goldstein began writing for the Village Voice, there was no Rolling Stone, no Spin, no full-time music critic at the Times. Meet the critic who panned ‘Sgt. Pepper’ then discovered his speaker was busted. He’s still not sorry. 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Anne Midgette is the classical music critic for The Washington Post. The worst of Bach 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z At 11, she moved with her mother, a music critic, to New York, where Asian performers were relatively scarce. An Asian-American Theater Company Cuts a Fresh Casting Trail 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z An earlier version of this review misattributed it to the wrong music critic. Music Review: ‘Aida’ at Metropolitan Opera 2012-11-25T23:03:14Z “He was the first great American conductor,” writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed. Essential Arts & Culture: Leonard Bernstein at 100, MLK tribute, peeling back the White House facade 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z Los Angeles Times music critic Mark Swed looks back to see how the Music Center shaped Southern California's cultural identity, and looks ahead to see what the center needs to become a visionary force again. The Music Center at 50 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Thursday night’s concert was my last as classical music critic of The Washington Post. Review | It’s my last review as The Post’s classical music critic. Here are my parting thoughts on the NSO. 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Fans may be pleased, but some music critics say issuing the recording feels like exploitation. A Selena Song Goes Out to Fans 20 Years After Her Death 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Jon Caramanica, a pop music critic for The Times, called the events staples of this era and “less battles in the conventional sense than choreographed chest-puffing combined with bows of respect.” The Breakout Stars of 2020 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Each year record labels repackage old albums and discarded tracks into hundreds of pricey box sets and each year The New York Times’s music critics wade through the offerings for our holiday gift guide. ArtsBeat Blog: Popcast: Box Set Deluge 2011-11-24T14:00:25Z Paul Simon’s life and music will be the subject of a new book from former Los Angeles Times pop music critic Robert Hilburn, author of the acclaimed 2013 biography “Johnny Cash: A Life.” Paul Simon biography due from author-critic Robert Hilburn 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Seattle Times music critic, Paul de Barros, wrote about 10 performances that stuck with him. From Spinal Tap to Mel Torme, readers recall favorite Bumbershoot performances 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Our music critic chimes in on the Twitter hashtag, sharing three albums that left an impression on him. Three albums that changed my life 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Pop music critic Chris Richards offers rules for the world of amplified music, crowded clubs and a naturally more freewheeling environment. How to act in public spaces in a digital age 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Charles R. Cross is a music critic and author of eight books, including “Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain.” Meet the master planner of Bumbershoot’s music 2013-07-31T21:59:55Z For early female music critics like Roxon and Willis, the flashpoint was Janis Joplin. The World Needs Female Rock Critics 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z The Globe’s classical music critic, Jeremy Eichler, later called the decision a “significant missed opportunity” and a “curious and potentially embarrassing call.” Conservatory Is to Cut Ties to Children?s Music Project 2011-01-22T00:26:35Z Considered one of the foremost music critics in the world, the Oxford-educated Mr. Porter was widely read on both sides of the Atlantic. Andrew Porter, New Yorker Classical Music Critic, Dies at 86 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z The idea of Scandinavian blues may seem silly to outsiders, but the Swedes -- as well as visiting Norwegians and Danes -- take it very seriously and, though I am no music critic, play it very well. Frugal Traveler Blog: In Southern Sweden, Singing the Blues and Medieval Jousting 2012-07-17T19:12:31Z Perhaps not surprising, but painful for a music critic to report, the dance stole the show. Staging Rameau’s ‘Les Fêtes de l’Hymen et de l’Amour’ 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z When New York magazine, originally a Sunday section of The Tribune, became a freestanding publication in 1968, Mr. Rich was its first music critic, a post he held until 1981. Alan Rich, Los Angeles Music Critic, Dies at 85 2010-04-27T03:42:00Z Paul de Barros is a Seattle Times music critic and editor. Family-owned Bear Creek Studio makes music and magic 2013-04-23T23:24:08Z The positive reaction suggests that there has been a cultural shift, music critics said. Frank Ocean Draws Praise for Declaring His Homosexuality 2012-07-06T23:47:45Z It should be obligatory for music critics to point out that this group has commissioned more than 175 new works since its foundation in 1964. Carmen; the Manson Ensemble; the Nash Ensemble – review 2012-11-25T00:05:46Z The classical music critics of The New York Times have combed through the many recordings devoted to Chopin and selected their favorites. Music Critics? Picks for Chopin Bicentennial 2010-05-27T21:03:00Z Sometimes music critics feel guilty about the “athletic” stuff, as if we’re simply Olympics judges holding up numbers after a vault. Pavarotti Captured the Sublime and Vulgar Sides of Opera 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z “Well, wait a minute, the music critic of the New York Times hated ‘Sgt. Meet the critic who panned ‘Sgt. Pepper’ then discovered his speaker was busted. He’s still not sorry. 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Chris Richards is the pop music critic at The Washington Post. Review | How the Internet transformed contemporary jazz 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z What, as music critic, do I do in summer? We're all going on a ... 2011-07-30T23:04:12Z This is the collateral damage of “poptimism,” the prevailing ideology for today’s most influential music critics. Do you want poptimism? Or do you want the truth? 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Harris Goldsmith, a rarity in classical music for his simultaneous careers as a professional pianist and a music critic, died on April 2 in Manhattan. Harris Goldsmith, Critic and Classical Pianist, Dies at 78 2014-04-21T03:11:20Z James R. Oestreich Here are some favorite Wagner CDs and DVDs selected by four of the classical music critics of The Times. Critics Name Their Favorite Wagner Recordings 2013-08-22T20:50:13Z Classical music critics and writers of The New York Times share their picks for the best of the year. The Best Classical Music Performances of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z He kept a close eye on reviews, but he wrote acerbically about music critics and sometimes taped his interviews with them — perhaps for evidence, in case they misreported something. Louis Armstrong’s Life in Letters, Music and Art 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Oberst, who comes to the Showbox at the Market Sept. 30, gave thirsty music critics and fans an excuse to wax nostalgic. Conor Oberst and the danger of an early-genius rep | Concert preview 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z But the president’s smug invocation of the Western symphonic heritage also pressed a sore spot for me as a music critic. Trump Is Wrong if He Thinks Symphonies Are Superior 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Reviewing the work, simply titled “Symphony,” New York Times classical music critic Anthony Tommasini described Dr. Stucky’s style as “intricate, pungent yet transparent and, in the best sense, accessible.” Steven Stucky, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer of intricate musical wit, dies at 66 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z The Star-Ledger has also sent a music critic - not its theater critic - to critique the show. Reviews of 'Spider-Man' musical draw backers' ire 2011-02-08T07:02:08Z Billboard 200 album chart with “Man of the Woods,” despite harsh reviews and a Super Bowl halftime show that was deemed underwhelming on social media and by music critics. Poor reviews aside, Justin Timberlake's 'Man of the Woods' is No.1 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Pareles, the chief pop music critic for The Times, on Michael Jackson. ArtsBeat: Arts & Leisure Preview: 'True Grit,' Michael Jackson, Nicole Kidman and More 2010-12-10T21:16:00Z Instead Springsteen confined himself to playing music critic for nearly an hour, and he's a good one. Springsteen delivers SXSW keynote 2012-03-15T20:59:00Z This music critic scored a humiliating 47 percent. Ticktock as Taskmaster: A Show About Metronomes and Musical Time 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Here are 10 more artists our pop music critics will be keeping an eye on in 2019. 10 Artists to Watch in 2019 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Last week on Popcast, The Times’s pop music critics discussed their favorite albums of the year. ArtsBeat Blog: Popcast: The Best Songs of 2011 2011-12-22T17:55:53Z Anthony Tommasini, the chief classical music critic of The New York Times, described it this year as “a raw, brooding work that in its brutal honesty provides a kind of tragic consolation.” Met’s ‘Death of Klinghoffer’ Remains a Lightning Rod 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z At the time, he was the chief classical music critic of The New York Herald Tribune, a conflict of interest that would be outrageous today. Copland, Thomson and Others in a Fantasy Music Festival 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Some music critics consider Armatrading the musical godmother of a corps of current female performers — Tracy Chapman, India.Arie and others. 'Musical godmother' Joan Armatrading returns with new album, tour 2010-08-12T20:27:00Z In adulthood, Dylan becomes a music critic who chronicles Barrett’s career, partly as an act of contrition. ‘Fortress of Solitude,’ Now With Musical Numbers, at the Public Theater 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z “A lot of it is timing and the right song and the right music and the right way of presentation,” says Jeff Benjamin, a K-pop music critic. K-POP's Next Act 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z "I think the new material is fantastic," said Neil McCormick, music critic at the Daily Telegraph. Charlotte Church is back with new material, tour 2013-03-15T13:27:13Z Marcus J. Moore is a music critic and journalist based in Hyattsville, Md. To comment on this story, email wpmagazine@washpost.com or visit washingtonpost.com/magazine. How ‘All Songs Considered’s’ Bob Boilen went from Tiny Desk to tastemaker 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z It is the first of Dylan’s Christian albums and, at the time, was dismissed by music critics turned off by the religious themes. Sinead O’Connor is still in one piece 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z A music critic’s responsibility no doubt should be to listen again to Dudamel’s recording and compare it with the latest performance. Mahler lives! Dudamel gives his most impressive performance yet with L.A. Phil 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z But Justin Davidson, New York’s architecture and classical music critic, also noted that the city’s vitality did not stem entirely from the creative classes. ArtsBeat: New York, Cultural Capital of the World? Discuss 2012-05-08T18:40:39Z "I'm acutely aware of how isolated the West Coast's major cities are from New York, London and Europe," said Philip Sherburne, the Portland-raised and Barcelona-based DJ and dance music critic for Pitchfork and Spin magazine. Underground music hero Delroy Edwards fosters an above-board approach 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Tuesday belonged to the dreamers.College professor and music critic Josh Kun used the art of the crossfade, in which a hip-hop DJ merges two strands of music, as a metaphor for social integration. Future of Music Summit 2013: Dreams, modest and otherwise 2013-10-30T02:12:00Z Times pop music critic Robert Hilburn about Dylan’s work, he emphasized the words. Why Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize is the best thing that can happen to the book world 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z In 1972, the great music critic Andrew Porter, who died on April 3, opened a New Yorker essay with these words: “Why, they ask me, do you so much enjoy living in New York?” Review: City Ballet’s Balanchine Dances Open Spring Season 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z The sociologist and music critic Hermano Vianna wrote that the record "repositioned the pop music of Salvador in the oceanic web of the Black Atlantic, to which all the new digital rhythms are connected". Brazil is surfing a musical new wave that is now reaching Europe 2013-01-01T14:01:04Z Schweitzer, a pianist and former music critic for The New York Times, begins in 1607 in the Ducal Palace of Mantua, where aristocrats assemble to hear the premiere of “Orpheus,” by Claudio Monteverdi. How ‘A Mad Love’ of Opera Has Played Out From 17th-Century Mantua to 21st-Century New York 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z After seeing the Minnesota Orchestra play at Carnegie Hall in 2010, The New Yorker's classical music critic Alex Ross wrote that they "sounded, to my ears, like the greatest orchestra in the world." Labor standoffs silence orchestras in Minn., Indy 2012-10-02T20:17:14Z Billboard 200 album chart with “Man of the Woods,” despite harsh reviews and a Super Bowl halftime show that was deemed underwhelming on social media and by music critics. Poor reviews aside, Justin Timberlake's 'Man of the Woods' is No.1 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z His deep intellectualism, some music critics said, did not always serve his pianism well. Charles Rosen, Pianist, Polymath and Author, Dies at 85 2012-12-11T01:24:22Z Before embarking on his Mahler opus, he was a music critic for The Times and other publications in the early 1950s. Henry-Louis de La Grange, Mahler Authority, Is Dead at 92 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Howard Stern may want to reconsider that side career as a music critic. Howard Stern thinks Sam Smith is “ugly, chubby and looks gay” 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Alex Ross, music critic of the New Yorker, said many good suggestions had been put forward for the project, which is called Measuring Time: Music for 9/11/11. New York state of mind: listeners pick 9/11 soundtrack to mark anniversary 2011-08-26T20:53:53Z Her father, who died when she was 14, was also a vocal coach and music critic. Fiora Corradetti Contino, Opera Maestra, Dies at 91 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z In an article covering Van Zweden’s appointment, New Yorker music critic Alex Ross noted that the conductor is not a “marquee name” and that some patrons might find the choice “mystifying.” L.A. meets the future conductor of the New York Philharmonic 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z In one of the intervals a drunken and particularly odious music critic boasted to a baffled ice-cream lady: "This is my 16th Ring cycle, you know!" Wagner: beauty in the eye of the beholder 2011-07-14T15:01:01Z A few years back, Mr. Grant said, a music critic published a list of all the performances of Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations going on in New York. Finding the Keys for the Right Ballet Steps 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z The cacophony includes instructive and intelligent commentaries by the music critic Howard Goodall, shown on TV-size screens. Ballets Russes: Emotional and Passionate 2010-10-11T11:20:00Z Last year, Anne Midgette, chief classical music critic for The Washington Post, wrote an article asking why the orchestra was “so lackluster, haunted by the curse of mediocrity.” Gianandrea Noseda to Lead National Symphony Orchestra 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z The mystery author has collected the voices of The Six, Daisy, their manager, music critics and others in a kind of monologue mix tape. A Rock Band Novel — and a Snapshot of the Bell-Bottomed 1970s 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Most of the awards are chosen by 1,000 music critics and record industry figures, with several decided by public vote. Tinie Tempah, Plan B up for Brit music awards 2011-02-15T13:01:05Z In Iyer’s afternoon talk Thursday, the elegant, soft-spoken 45-year-old pianist and Harvard professor cattily noted that he found music critics to be homogenous, no doubt a term of some disparagement for this multitasker. Vijay Iyer jazzes up the Ojai Music Festival 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z The song, with its blunt, steady beat and vocal pyrotechnics, “insists on the community effort behind the triumph,” The New York Times’s chief pop music critic Jon Pareles wrote. Beyoncé Scores Her First Oscar Nomination 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Chris Richards is the pop music critic for The Washington Post. Review | Will we ever really, truly know Prince? 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z I can safely say that I am the only full-time music critic in America who can sit down and sing Schubert’s “Gretchen am Spinnrade” while spinning yarn. On spinning in opera (and going through the motions) 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The flock of avian music critics brought the St Louis concert to a cooing halt after just three songs. Kings pooed off 2010-07-26T09:21:00Z Even his Cape Farewell expedition, for which he did relatively little publicity at the time, caused one music critic to refer to him as the "Indie Sting". Jarvis Cocker: the iceman cometh 2012-06-02T19:53:37Z “He built programs and seasons around themes that connected 18th and 19th century music with the 20th,” Los Angeles Times music critic Mark Swed wrote in 2010. Pierre Boulez, conductor of bracing clarity, dies at 90 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Classical music critics aged under 14 are still thin on the ground. 'This is not criticism in a vacuum' 2010-10-20T21:01:00Z Page is a former classical music critic for The Washington Post. Pierre Boulez, conductor of bracing clarity, dies at 90 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Chris Richards, The Washington Post’s pop music critic, chatted with one of that era’s most beloved local acts, the now-defunct trio Unrest. D.C.’s indie music scene thrived in the ’90s. A look back with one of its most beloved acts. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z His veteran colleague Harold Schonberg told him then that he was the youngest music critic in the newspaper’s history. Music: Will Crutchfield, Preaching the Gospel of Bel Canto 2010-07-03T17:17:00Z Less optimistic is pop music critic Steve McClure, the former Tokyo bureau chief for Billboard magazine, who doubts X Japan's appeal can extend beyond a niche audience. Yoshiki seeks global rock glory for X Japan 2011-03-09T03:42:09Z Those two albums are the only releases that appeared on the year-end lists of all three New York Times pop music critics. The Best Albums of 2022? Let’s Discuss. 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Here, classical music critics for The New York Times weigh in with some of their thoughts on who the orchestra should look for — and who it should avoid. The New York Philharmonic and the Search for a New Music Director 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z In 1982, Bernard Holland, a classical music critic for The Times, described a live performance of the album as “grating screeches, hisses, strangled sighs, pants and gaggings, all delivered imaginatively and with great personal force.” Diamanda Galás, Still Wild and Primal, Returns to the New York Stage 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z “This was a time when artistry spoke louder than conventional wisdom, the Music Row infrastructure, the multimedia broadcasting platforms and, frankly, the Internet,” said Holly Gleason, a Nashville-based music critic and artist development consultant. A year after Chris Stapleton’s CMAs shocker, country music is still wondering how much it mattered 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Salonen, who stepped down from the podium in Los Angeles to devote himself to composing, is on the wish lists of several music critics for the New York job. Challenges Mount for the New York Philharmonic 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Décharné, a British music critic and language freak who moonlights as the keyboardist for the Flaming Stars, has wolfed down encyclopedic gobbets of American pop culture. ‘Vulgar Tongues’ is pimped out with the dopest research 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z He placed some of the blame on music critics, who often dismissed tuneful pieces like Enescu’s Romanian Rhapsodies, and on conductors, who were afraid of being branded as mere entertainers. What’s Lost When Pops Orchestras Tap Pop Culture 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z At the time, there were more Beatles than there were mainstream popular music critics. The Rock Critic Robert Christgau’s Big-Hearted Theory of Pop 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z When David Bowie released his 24th studio album The Next Day in March — after a 10 year musical hiatus — fans and music critics alike were thrilled. The Next Day Extra: David Bowie’s New Extended Album Includes 5 Unreleased Songs 2013-11-05T16:14:40Z She “is certainly one of the outstanding women conductors of our day,” music critic Byron Belt was quoted as writing. Fiora Corradetti Contino, trailblazing female conductor, dies at 91 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z The pop music critics of The New York Times share their picks for the best songs of the year. The 54 Best Songs of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Here The New York Times music critics and contributors choose 21 ECM albums to begin the exploration. ECM’s Catalog Is Finally Streaming. Here Are 21 Essential Albums. 2017-11-17T05:00:00Z She went to the University of Texas at Austin, then worked for alternative weeklies and small newspapers, becoming music critic of The Dallas Observer. Review: Sarah Hepola’s ‘Blackout,’ on the Darkness That Took Over Her Life 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Rattle continued that transformation of the ensemble into what Manuel Brug, a music critic at the newspaper Die Welt, in a recent phone interview called “a luxury chameleon,” capable of anything. The Berlin Philharmonic Comes to New York 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z He did not request a vow of silence from music critics, though, so here goes: “True Love” is eerie and uncomfortable, a literal begging. Music Review: Coldplay Unveils New Songs at the Beacon Theater 2014-05-06T21:32:31Z Classical music critics don’t get many chances to write those words. Review: In ‘Goldberg,’ Marina Abramovic and Igor Levit Blend Classical Music and Performance Art 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Born in Melbourne, Glanville-Hicks had studied in London with Vaughan Williams and in Paris with Nadia Boulanger before moving to the US, where she became a music critic for the New York Herald Tribune. Glanville-Hicks: Sappho – review 2012-12-19T16:22:10Z The performances drew sold-out crowds, but “the tour repertory stayed mostly within the narrow Viennese comfort zone,” notes Times classical music critic Mark Swed. Essential Arts & Culture: Pondering the Pritzker, dancing with Joffrey and touring with TMZ (and living to tell) 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z But there is plenty of need for female music critics yet. The World Needs Female Rock Critics 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z The often neglected path blazed by female music critics intersects with other related writing traditions. The World Needs Female Rock Critics 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Chandler was also not beyond trying to use The Times' pages to forward her cultural agenda, says Martin Bernheimer, who was the paper's music critic for 31 years. Dorothy Buffum Chandler was the driving force behind the Music Center 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z He became a music critic in 1979 for The International Herald Tribune in Paris. Obituary: Mike Zwerin, Jazz Critic and Author, Is Dead at 79 2010-04-05T18:47:00Z She lived long enough to see music critics finally value her and other female country artists like Dolly Parton the way they long did male figures like Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. Loretta Lynn's music: That's how the Republican women I grew up with talked (behind men's backs) 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The late Washington Post music critic Paul Hume once called Mr. Scribner “one of Washington’s finest musicians and one of the most gifted choral conductors in the country.” Norman Scribner, who founded D.C. Choral Arts Society, dies at 79 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z It led the Guardian's music critic Paul Lester to declare: "We were knocked out, and it felt as though he was breathing life into a tired form." Singh: Panto's loss is music's gain 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z In this regard music critics are no better than Oscar voters. Critic?s Notebook: An Album and Its Buzz 2011-01-02T23:09:11Z The Scotsman's music critic Conrad Wilson was a cantankerous monitor of Drummond's music programme, and took to "dressing down" for concerts, often sporting a brightly coloured ballpoint pen on a chain. Iain Crawford obituary 2011-08-04T17:21:28Z This includes an avid crew of competing music critics, some highly respectable, others with a more tabloid sensibility. The L.A. Phil's mesmerizing Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla leaps to the Birmingham orchestra 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z The movie also focuses on Jett as a feminist, who defied the boys’ clubs of musicians and music critics through sheer force of will. What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Lego Movie’ and ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z New Yorker music critic Sasha Frere-Jones called Brown's return "one of the Grammys' weirdest choices ever," and cited R&B singer Drake as the more deserving star in the genre to celebrate. Grammy embrace of Chris Brown draws criticism 2012-02-13T21:18:24Z In 2011, Anthony Tommasini, the chief classical music critic of The New York Times, launched a Top 10 Composers project with a series of articles voicing his picks and inviting readers to comment. The Greatest Composers Ever 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Rich became a music critic for The New York Times in 1961, and moved to The Herald Tribune in 1963. Alan Rich, Los Angeles Music Critic, Dies at 85 2010-04-27T03:42:00Z FOR more than a quarter century the Los Angeles band Fishbone has been making music critics reach for their hyphens. ?Everyday Sunshine? Celebrates Ska-Punk Rockers Fishbone 2011-10-02T02:45:06Z Seth Colter Walls is a contributing music critic for The Times and the author of the novel “Gaza, Wyoming.” The Bohemian Life of the French Composer Erik Satie Imagined as a Novel 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z This week The Times’s music critics reassess a blockbuster album with a cultural impact that arguably eclipsed its multiplatinum sales, for better or worse. | Popcast: Sugar and Razor Blades ? Remembering ?Nevermind? 2011-09-16T14:14:11Z This month's BBC Music Magazine dares to ask music critics which classical works make them "weep with boredom". Bored by Brahms? Do you find Telemann tedious? 2011-07-06T12:06:36Z One opinion that found consensus among the panelists was that music critics disrespect operas that are too accessible. Opera Review: An Opera Strays Into a Clairvoyant Realm 2011-04-20T15:57:07Z If a music critic’s passions run high, the passions of his readers can run higher still, as Mr. Porter learned — vicariously — after an incident in Milan. Andrew Porter, New Yorker Classical Music Critic, Dies at 86 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z As a music critic with cinematic leanings, I’ve long been fascinated by the musicality of Welles, which is integral to the spell his work casts. Orson Welles, Musician 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z In a glowing review, Edward Rothstein, then the chief music critic of The New York Times, dwelt on those mysterious low notes. For a Violinist, Success Means A New Low Point 2011-05-14T04:00:07Z As your friendly neighborhood Salon music critic, I enjoy the opportunity to share my takes on the cultural achievements of our time. In Olivia Harrison's elegant "Came the Lightening," poems on her life, and husband George Harrison 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times’s chief classical music critic, recently wrote an essay arguing that blind auditions — long seen as an equalizer in American orchestras — were no longer tenable. Musicians on How to Bring Racial Equity to Auditions 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Tom is a London-based Irish music critic made redundant by the rise of social media. Chris O'Dowd on playing Rosamund Pike's husband: 'She could clearly do better!' 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The list, compiled using tips from more than 210 tastemakers - made up of music critics, editors, broadcasters and bloggers - aims to highlight some of the most exciting emerging artists. BBC Sound of 2013: Chvrches 2012-12-31T07:14:44Z I started thinking about this first during the New York Times music critic Anthony Tommasini’s contest a few months back, which invited readers to pick the 10 greatest composers of all time. The Score: A Pitch for New Music 2011-05-11T22:38:37Z Even music critics, the Guardian's included, wrote about enjoying those early songs but being irritated by the image cultivated by the band. Vampire Weekend: 'People tried to pretend we were rich idiots' 2013-05-03T10:30:00Z Well into the 1980s, they were looked down upon by composers of symphonic concert music, and by many classical music critics, as purveyors of facile backdrops for popular entertainment. John Barry's Widow Establishes a Scholarship for Film Music 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z "Insomniac has actively helped to foster a scenario where the artists are less important than the spectacle itself," said noted electronic music critic Philip Sherburne. A few fixes for the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Times classical music critic Mark Swed pays tribute to violinist Robert Mann, founder of the Juilliard String Quartet, who died on New Year’s Day. Essential Arts & Culture: Inside the Bonaventure, along the border and a Pacific Standard Time proposal 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Dramatist and music critic George Bernard Shaw was among those who, a century later, viewed Gluck as a direct precursor to another German opera innovator, composer Richard Wagner. Seattle Opera's 'Orpheus' is a love story for all time 2012-02-15T23:05:03Z Eric Weisbard quotes that question in his new book, “Songbooks: The Literature of American Popular Music,” and he patiently investigates the many ways music critics and other writers have sought to answer it. Touring American Pop Music by Way of the Writers Who Have Addressed It 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z I saw “A New Hope” with both the NSO and the BSO in September and found that the experience confirmed something I had started to suspect: As a classical music critic, I was clueless. Perspective | As a classical music critic, I used to think the ‘Star Wars’ score was beneath me. I was wrong. 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Just ask Ben Ratliff, a music critic for The New York Times who will be covering Coachella this year for the eighth time. Tips From a Veteran on Making the Most of Coachella 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z “She had the audience spellbound from pretty well her first notes,” wrote Tom Service, a music critic at The Guardian. Ekaterina Bakanova, an Opera Sensation Also Touched by Luck 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Dance and music critics regularly faulted the orchestra for its ragged playing. New York City Ballet Uses Contemporary Classical Music 2010-06-11T14:17:00Z “She treated the bravura of this busily intricate contrapuntal score with its volatile Hungarian rhythms as something she eats for breakfast,” writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed. Essential Arts & Culture: L.A. Phil wraps up the season, Tony Awards coming up, reconsidering Frank Lloyd Wright 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z “The appeal begins the instant she proudly strides on stage, prepared for action,” writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed. Essential Arts & Culture: DNC set design, L.A.'s public art biennial, a ballet star in 'A Chorus Line' 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z The chief classical music critic Anthony Tommasini described a fantasy festival of overlooked works by a group of composers who sought to change the way the world saw American composers. Readers Comment on the Imagine This Series 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z "Among many achievements that spring to mind, he made British cinema less insular and self-referential," said his friend, the music critic Norman Lebrecht. "Women in Love" director Ken Russell dies 2011-11-29T07:21:35Z In his autobiography Zweig praised even music critics for “once more and for the last time” demonstrating “their inner resistance to the race theory” by praising his libretto. Review: 'A Silent Woman' With a Big Voice 2010-07-27T11:30:00Z The reviews have been negative, notes Times classical music critic Mark Swed. Essential Art & Culture: Getty Center at 20, a show unearths Mexican masterpieces, a gold rush opera 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z The commander in chief had become the music critic in chief. The Crooner in Chief: Barack Obama’s Musical Legacy 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Now the great-granddaughters of Richard Wagner have put their feud behind them because they have a show to roll out, and the world's music critics are watching closely. Wagner sisters end feud cycle for 99th Bayreuth festival 2010-07-23T18:46:00Z Artemy Troitsky, a well-known Russian music critic and promoter, explains that cost of bootlegged albums depended on where they were produced and on the appetite of the seller. Beatles for sale: The vinyl underground in the USSR 2012-10-05T07:06:49Z “In person, Hutcherson’s mallets slash through the air above his instrument like action painter Jackson Pollock’s hands dripping paint above a canvas,” music critic Dirk Sutro wrote in the Los Angeles Times in 1991. Bobby Hutcherson, jazz master of the vibraphone, dies at 75 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z I spent five years as a music critic, and so know something about this. Sports fandom doesn’t have to be miserable 2013-04-15T16:45:00Z Later, as a music critic, I would spend an enormous amount of my professional life with the New York Philharmonic and what became Avery Fisher Hall, then David Geffen Hall. What I’ve Learned in 60 Years of Listening to the Philharmonic 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Classical music critic Anne Midgette wrestles with her feelings about rules, in an environment that often feels to outsiders horribly rule-bound. How to act in public spaces in a digital age 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z He had written an article on Powell for Newsday, where he was then a music critic, he said, that was based on misleading and incorrect information provided by her executor, Jacqueline Miller Rice. Auctioning Dawn Powell’s Diaries on the Web 2012-06-29T22:24:09Z But in his new book Love for Sale, music critic David Hajdu argues that it’s one of the most meaningful forms of expression in American culture. Pop Music Is Smarter Than It Appears 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Holly Gleason, a music critic in Nashville, said she wasn’t surprised, as Ms. McEntire has one of the widest audiences of any country star. A Tiny Town Was Dying, but Reba McEntire Came to the Rescue 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z In 2014 the Library of America released “Music Chronicles 1940-54,” a collection of reviews and articles by the brilliant, opinionated and compulsively readable music critic Virgil Thomson, who was also a major composer. Gift Ideas for Classical Music Fans 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z J. Freedom du Lac, former Post music critic, is a general assignment news editor. All Set review: Cape Cod inspiration in a Silver Spring locale — at D.C. prices 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z I’ve been pondering this as I approach my departure after 21 years as the chief classical music critic of The New York Times. What Shouldn’t Change About Classical Music 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z That was the aspect that bothered Donald Rosenberg, the longtime classical music critic of The Cleveland Plain Dealer and the author of “The Cleveland Orchestra Story: ‘Second to None,’ ” a thoroughgoing history. Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra Head to Lincoln Center Festival 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z She plays Clara, a retired music critic and public intellectual with a fire in her belly; in person she is no less engaging. Sônia Braga: ‘The Oscars only have four spaces for best actress – one is always reserved for Meryl Streep’ 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z They have released 12 albums and are a favorite of music critics. Drummer Questlove of the Roots to release memoir 2013-02-27T18:49:08Z Ross is a music critic, and music lies at the centre of the programme – but literature plays a part too, and the first weekend will look at the literature that ushered in the 20th century. Modernism's first wave: turn-of-the-century literature 2013-01-17T11:44:48Z The cellist Ma and the pianist Emanuel Ax will play following a chat with Alex Ross, The New Yorker’s music critic. Virtual New Yorker Festival Will Host Chris Rock and Elizabeth Warren 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Tim Page is a former music critic for The Washington Post. Ronald Broun, lawyer and Washington Post classical music critic, dies at 75 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Not only is Don Jr the most groundbreaking and important music critic since Lester Bangs, he is the very best son since Jesus – who did, let’s face it, kind of benefit from nepotism himself. Even if nobody else is listening, the president's son is singing the praises of Kanye West's new album 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Most orchestral galas, reports Times classical music critic Mark Swed, tend to be quick and flashy. Essential Arts & Culture: Rage and grief at the Taper, art of color and movement, Obama's library 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Next week, Anthony Tommasini, the chief classical music critic for The Times, will write about the pieces that turned him into an obsessive. ArtsBeat: What inspired you to work in classical music? 2013-07-12T16:09:05Z At a certain point I became a music critic, and such people are expected to buckle down and pay attention to the Fall. Mark E. Smith Shows His Staying Power 2010-04-30T19:55:00Z Southern pride is largely a defensive reaction to such stigmas, said Eric Weisbard, a music critic and American Studies professor at the University of Alabama. Correction: Accidental Racist story 2013-04-12T16:37:08Z Their exposure in 1989 was validation for many music critics and social commentators who feared that American culture was moving into the age of artifice. The spontaneous magic of Gov't Mule in concert: "We feel more comfortable on stage than anywhere" 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z One, “First Hearing,” featured music critics listening to new recordings for the first time. Lloyd Moss, WQXR Announcer and Children’s Book Author, Dies at 86 2013-08-08T14:14:40Z Just as I finished writing, Tim Page, then Newsday’s music critic, called to suggest raising a beer in Cage’s memory and volunteered to pick up a six-pack on his way to my apartment. John Cage Recital? Take the A Train 2012-08-08T15:24:32Z As a music critic, I try to avoid discussions of a pianist’s “tone,” since there is essentially no such thing. British pianist Leon McCawley shines in program at the Phillips Newly restrictive language has likewise served to temporarily muzzle music critics. The New Celebrity Power Move: Keeping Secrets 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z Our music critics, who are still working on that dancing thing, offer some music book gift ideas below. Top 5 music books: Beatles, Morrissey, Elvis — plus 1 more 2013-12-13T20:57:09Z Whenever Wagner’s “Ring” cycle comes to town, music critics start hearing about how impossibly long it is. Looking for your next binge-watching marathon? Try 17 hours of opera. 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z In the waning day of August, Times classical music critic Mark Swed has been hitting the Hollywood Bowl hard. Essential Arts & Culture: The ICA L.A. debuts, Latin America's 'Radical Women,' culture and Hurricane Harvey 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Lyrically, it moves from cryptic – "I bring the pop, you bring the cinema" – to explicit – "if you're getting yourself wet for me, I guess you're all mine," mostly drawing praise from music critics. The rise and rise of Harry Styles: how did the former boyband member become the biggest name in pop? 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z “If I were hearing ‘Another Hundred People’ for the first time,” the music critic Will Friedwald said in an interview for this article, “I would have guessed it was Bacharach and not Sondheim.” For Burt Bacharach, ‘Promises, Promises’ Was One Broadway Hit Too Many 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Alex Ross, the music critic of The New Yorker, was introduced to Mr. Stace by a mutual friend and as a favor read the novel in manuscript, looking for inaccuracies. Whodunit Most Musical by a Musician Most Literary 2011-02-19T01:45:10Z Here, the pop music critics of The New York Times choose some of the most notable collections of 2018. The Year in Yesteryear: Standout Music Books and Boxed Sets 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Classical music critics have treated Mr. McCartney with deference, but written less than glowing reviews. Paul McCartney Composes Work for City Ballet 2011-02-23T23:05:59Z The only other Black woman to win in this category, the Los Angeles music critic and cultural historian Lynell George, sees this gender imbalance as one involving legibility in the arts-writing profession more broadly. Thulani Davis and the Secret History of Women Writing Album Liner Notes 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z In place of writing reviews, music critics at the Times were encouraged to write pieces that made a broader argument. Welcome to the Jazzless Age: Change in New York Times coverage spells trouble for a scene 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z In the case of British music critic David Hepworth, it’s that 1971 was rock’s apex year. Was 1971 really the year that rock exploded? 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: Correction: November 25, 2012 An earlier version of this review misattributed it to the wrong music critic. Music Review: Frank Peter Zimmermann and Philharmonic Play Shostakovich 2012-11-25T23:04:20Z Look, I'm not a jazz critic and jazz fans have chided me in the past for overstepping my "pop music critic" title. Kamasi Washington and band prove 'The Epic' hype, thrill a sold-out Regent 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z In the most heartfelt chapter of his book Retromania, the music critic Simon Reynolds admits to a strange nostalgia for the boredom of his youth. The tyranny of cultural choice is making my brain gasp 2012-10-28T20:00:13Z Church vocal traditions, said Liuba Morozova, a music critic and the artistic director of the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, helped in uniting Ukrainian composition under a national banner in the early 20th century. When Ukrainian Music Wasn’t Under Threat, It Thrived 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z And if you are a Poptimist — the strain of music critic who exalts popular taste over stuffy old critical biases — the disappearance of the monoculture is a good thing, too: It sets taste free. The Revenge of Monoculture: The Internet gave us more choices, but the mainstream won anyway 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z Well, a producer has got to be the hardest job for anyone to understand, especially a music critic. ZTT: 'Every record company panicked after Two Tribes' – a classic feature from the vaultsZTT: 'Every record company panicked after Two Tribes' 2013-01-01T11:00:00Z Currently on his mind: his constant struggle with how to learn more about everything that Anthony Tommasini, the chief classical music critic, writes about. Love Classical Music? Anthony Tommasini Recommends Contemporary Composers 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Tim Page, a former music critic at The Washington Post, is a professor of music and journalism at the University of Southern California. Book review: ‘Ziegfeld and His Follies’ 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z In 2016, the New Yorker music critic Alex Ross wrote that “Williams invariably achieves a level of craftsmanship that no other living Hollywood composer can match.” The Week in Arts: An End to ‘The Affair’; A Lincoln Center Horror Show 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z "Many music critics still believe in magical black people: 'Oh, they're making crazy, avant-garde music in Chicago, and it's called juke'," he says. DJ /rupture: how to sing like a sufi 2013-03-26T18:59:01Z His ability to knit crunchy licks and bawdy back stories into the kind of narrative rarely found in popular music has earned him the esteem of music critics and novelists alike. Craig Finn of the Hold Steady on ?Clear Hearts, Full Eyes? 2012-01-22T02:23:06Z Joshua Barone is the assistant classical music and dance editor on the Culture Desk and a contributing classical music critic. Gabriella Smith’s Music Marvels at Nature With Grooving Joy 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Ken Tucker is the pop music critic for NPR’s “Fresh Air With Terry Gross.” Patti Smith Plumbs Her Dreams in ‘Year of the Monkey’ 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Critics praised its portrayal of the Stones in the 1960s and 70s, when many music critics argue they were at the peak of their powers untainted by commercialism. Rolling Stones rehearsing 70 songs for upcoming gigs 2012-10-18T21:15:40Z We learn just enough about Victor’s early success as a music critic to grasp what he lost, what glittery promise he never fulfilled. Roddy Doyle was determined to write a novel that shocked — and succeeded 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z “A new Butterfly . . . was seen last night in the title part of Puccini’s opera,” music critic Olin Downes wrote in the New York Times. Licia Albanese, acclaimed opera soprano known for ‘Madama Butterfly,’ dies at 105 Anthony Tommasini, the chief classical music critic of The New York Times, wrote that Mr, Levine “had the requisite stamina and focus to lead a stirring and insightful account of ‘Tannhäuser.’ Adjusting Medication May Prolong Levine’s Tenure at the Met 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z “The goal of outreach was definitely realized,” The New York Times music critic Anthony Tommasini wrote about the inaugural concerts and classes in January that attracted thousands of people, including parents pushing baby strollers. What’s New in Milan, Paris and Manchester, England 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Times classical music critic Mark Swed says there were moments that were explosive, touching and puzzling. Essential Arts & Culture: Misty Copeland and Dudamel, 'Heisenberg' uncertainty, authenticity in casting 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z December brings year-end reflection and abundant lists from culture mavens, and this week The Times’s pop music critics listen to and discuss their favorite albums of 2011. ArtsBeat: Popcast: The Best Albums of 2011 2011-12-15T17:50:17Z “Hold your hand out you silly girl,” McCartney telegrammed one music critic, Penny Valentine, quoting the Beatles’ “Martha My Dear,” after she called his first solo album “a bitter disappointment.” No John, No George, No Ringo, but Still a Lot to Say 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Earlier that year, word-of-mouth buzz about the band was spreading when it caught the ear of Seattle Times music critic Patrick MacDonald. Before chart-topping success, Heart, playing Tacoma Dome next week, was a Seattle band kicking around the local clubs 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Despite the ban on reviews, Leighton Kerner, classical music critic for the Village Voice, was in the audience made up mainly of Wall Street celebrities, along with at least one senator and two prime ministers. Gilbert Kaplan, millionaire businessman and self-taught maestro of Mahler, dies at 74 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Olivier Lamm, a music critic for the French newspaper Libération, said that “the thematic substance of Freeze Corleone’s rap is obsessively antisemitic.” How BMG Secretly Signed a Rapper Dropped for Antisemitic Lyrics 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The good news is that Sanneh, a former pop music critic at The New York Times, has a subtle and flexible style, and great powers of distillation. ‘Major Labels’ Wraps Popular Music — All of It — in a Warm Embrace 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Lawrence A. Johnson, a Chicago music critic, got tired of complaining that musical organizations were not performing enough American music and decided to do something about it. New Foundation Will Support, and Commission, American Music 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Advertisement Advertisement Manuel Brug, the music critic for the German newspaper Die Welt, said in an interview on Monday that Mr. Bondy was a great director who made the most of great collaborators. Luc Bondy, Swiss-Born Theater and Opera Director, Dies at 67 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z At least in print, the phrase “dad rock” was coined in 2007 by the music critic Rob Mitchum — to his later regret. I’m Not a Dad, but I Rock Like One 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z We talk about the desire of music critics for constant change and newness, and Michaud suggests such critics "probably spurred a lot of unnecessary development in music, and a lot of bastardised music movements". Allah-Las: American cratediggers in London 2013-01-20T19:30:01Z The Village Voice even named anonymous Twitter account @Discographies as its music critic of 2010. Twitter TV: A proving ground in 140 characters 2011-03-05T23:28:00Z Harold C. Schonberg, the classical music critic for The New York Times, wrote that Mr. Harris’s acoustical makeover had transformed the hall from “a horror to one of the important acoustic installations of the world.” Cyril Harris Dies at 93; Fine-Tuned Concert Halls 2011-01-09T02:20:26Z They put in 14-hour shifts and often felt unappreciated by management, music critics and the press. `VJ' tells of sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll at MTV 2013-05-06T14:52:10Z To mark the moment, classical music critic Anne Midgette and I decided to do some crossing over ourselves, offering up reviews of both productions from the distinct perspectives of our own beats. ‘Lost in the Stars’ falls short as compelling musical drama 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z That would be insufferably snobbish and wilfully perverse, like a music critic bragging that they’ve never listened to the Beatles. I've never seen ... Titanic 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z The Vigilant Citizen has a good claim to be the world's most distinctive music critic. Lady Gaga and the New World Order 2010-07-01T20:59:00Z Stagings of it are practically impossible undertakings, but a recent performance in Bochum, Germany, revealed its power. “The ensembles never seem to react to one another,” writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed. Essential Arts & Culture: Norton Simon keeps its Cranachs, Doug Aitken lands at MOCA, the power of 'Carré' 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z The festival takes its name and its curatorial principles from a book and blog by a music critic. In praise of … The Rest Is Noise 2012-11-28T22:36:47Z Fast forward to 1997, when I joined the staff of The New York Times as a classical music critic. What I’ve Learned in 60 Years of Listening to the Philharmonic 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Panel moderator and NPR music critic Ann Powers asked Combs about those images during a Q&A for the Country Radio Seminar, an annual country radio broadcasters conference, that was held online this year. Luke Combs apologizes for Confederate flag imagery 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Audiences — and music critics — have enthusiastically embraced his programming. A polymath in D.C.: The long ascendancy of conductor-composer Julian Wachner Influential alt-rock band Yo La Tengo are popular with music critics It was a lot of fun, it's always fun to write your dream ticket but not everybody is always available. Meltdown maestro 2011-06-07T07:32:30Z Now her compositions have reached the Monday Evening Concerts series, reports Times classical music critic Mark Swed — kicking off the season with “rapturous hymns and songs sung with blinding luminosity.” Essential Arts & Culture: Museums facing fires, Misty Copeland onstage, and Broadway's new 'Hamilton' 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Can it be a coincidence that a week ago the San Jose Mercury News reassigned its music critic to the real estate beat? S.F.'s Other Minds concerts create some otherworldly sounds 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z The same year, he celebrated 50 years in music with a concert at Madison Square Garden, a performance reviewed by Jon Pareles, the chief pop music critic for The Times. Cheo Feliciano, Debonair Salsa Singer, Dies at 78 2014-04-19T05:31:10Z For a decade, from the early 1980s, he did a meteoric stint as a music critic at The New York Times, starting at the age of 27. Music: Will Crutchfield, Preaching the Gospel of Bel Canto 2010-07-03T17:17:00Z A larger story about protests appeared the next day; it was written by the paper's classical music critic. The standoff between owners and journalists that’s eviscerating Pittsburgh’s biggest newspaper 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z But this year’s gala for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed, offered a moment of true revelation when the orchestra took on a selection from Duke Ellington’s jazzy “Night Creatures.” Essential Arts & Culture: Arts District high-rises, culture critics on Trump and throat singing 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z College professor and music critic Josh Kun used the art of the crossfade, in which a hip-hop DJ merges two strands of music, as a metaphor for social integration. Future of Music Summit 2013: Dreams, modest and otherwise 2013-10-30T02:12:00Z But there was some — OK, a little — consensus among The New York Times pop music critics this year. 2022: The Songs of the Year 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z When more than a few music critics and radio DJs who were sent advance copies of the album objected to the photo, the label knew they had a problem on their hands. Shock and Awe: Top 10 Controversial Album Covers 2012-04-20T10:45:08Z Times classical music critic Mark Swed just checked out the San Francisco Opera’s production of Bright Sheng’s “Dream of the Red Chamber.” Essential Arts & Culture: A new museum on the National Mall, Arthur Miller reimagined, the 'Vermeer' of L.A. 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Dylan told the music critic and Dylan biographer Robert Shelton. Suze Rotolo, a Face, With Bob Dylan, of ?60s Music, Is Dead at 67 2011-03-01T06:01:28Z “I got less judgmental over the years, which is probably a good thing for a music listener but maybe not such a good thing for a music critic,” he says. Why Write About Pop Music? ‘I Like When People Disagree About Stuff.’ 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z But I used to be a music critic. Was Beyoncé wrong to lip-synch at President Obama's inauguration? 2013-01-26T18:00:01Z As music critics, Stalin and his henchmen got it half right. Met’s ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk’ Stars Eva-Maria Westbroek 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z In English prose, an urging motion is all; Moran quotes the music critic Ian Penman, who calls rhythm “the whisper of unremitting demand.” Want to Learn How to ‘Nail the Jelly of Reality to the Wall’? 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z So four classical music critics of The New York Times have chosen to join the celebration by highlighting notable CDs and DVDs, whether landmarks or personal favorites. Critics Name Their Favorite Wagner Recordings 2013-08-22T20:50:13Z When I first started working as a music critic, in my early twenties, the industry was still almost exclusively male. Ryan Adams and the Perils of the Rock-Genius Myth 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Agadoo has since been voted "the worst song of all time" by a panel of music critics. When pop goes bad: novelty records 2010-09-22T20:30:00Z Morgan is a veteran music critic and scholar, who coined the term “hip-hop feminism” in her classic book “When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost.” What We Still Need from Lauryn Hill and Her "Miseducation" 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z I hasten to make clear that this is not an attainment one particularly wants to encourage, either in music critics or the general populace. On spinning in opera (and going through the motions) 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z New York music critics hailed “Become Ocean” as a major new composition and also, generally, praised the orchestra’s performance. What the critics said about Seattle Symphony at Carnegie Hall 2014-05-08T20:28:09Z "Mr. Castorf's deeper fault, it seems, was cynically to undercut the musical drama during some of the most romantic, poignant and heroic scenes," New York Times music critic Anthony Tommasini wrote. Wagner set designer Denic courted reaction and got a revolt 2013-08-02T18:02:11Z A Philadelphia native highly acclaimed by music critics, fellow musicians, and many loyal fans, Burke never reached the same level of fame as soul performers like James Brown or Marvin Gaye. Solomon Burke dies at Amsterdam airport at 70 2010-10-10T20:41:00Z Less known, writes classical music critic Mark Swed, is his role in helping shape some of the premiere performers of our time. Essential Arts & Culture: A controversial Santa Monica play, a terrifying architectural slide, how 'Brexit' affects the arts 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z I am not a music critic but F.A.T. sounds like someone sawing and someone screaming. Tanya Gold ? the opera 2010-04-12T21:00:00Z He was not just knocked but pilloried by music critics, including those at The New York Times, who wrote him off as schlock. Barry Manilow Just Wanted to Write the Songs. He’s Still Singing Them. 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z I tell the story of being in a room at Christmastime some years ago and a friend had invited some music critics to the party. ArtsBeat: Jessye Norman Talks About ‘Stand Up Straight and Sing!’ 2014-05-06T16:27:37Z It took 40 years for music critics to finally start realizing, for example, the brilliance of McCartney's Ram album. The Licentious Life and Times of Jann Wenner 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Times pop music critic Randall Roberts writes that the record finds the band "hitting new chords and exploring structures with glee and with that same crucial energy propelling it." Rocker and actress Carrie Brownstein's memoir coming in October 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z To recap, in the Sunday article, Albarn claimed that Swift "doesn't write her own songs" after music critic Mikael Wood noted that the pop singer was a talented songwriter. After slamming Taylor Swift's songwriting, Blur frontman Damon Albarn continues to play the victim 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z There he conducted 10 new opera productions as well as orchestral concerts, winning an award from the German music critics' association. Yakov Kreizberg obituary 2011-03-21T18:24:55Z Mr. Gelb, a champion of Mr. Adams’s who was the first to bring his operas to the Met stage, has faced sharp criticism for canceling the “Klinghoffer” transmission from some music critics and arts administrators. ‘Klinghoffer’ Composer Responds to Met’s Decision 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z By what right does a music critic pronounce on someone’s worship? Critic?s Notebook: Bach Passions in Performance for Holy Week 2012-04-04T21:56:13Z Plot: In an attempt to find a way to escape her dreary life, a British teen reinvents herself as hard-partying music critic “Dolly Wilde.” These eight movie adaptations are headed our way. But first you should pick up the book. 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z There are few young organ players making noise right now — most notably Cameron Carpenter, whom Times music critic Mark Swed called "an extraordinary virtuoso" a few months back. Anthony Newman ready to 'wow' on Disney Hall's 'Hurricane Mama' organ 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z Here, music critics of The New York Times offer a starter kit of 30 key Brazilian songs, historic and recent. The Essentials of Brazilian Music for Olympic Listening 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z The greatest songwriter since Schubert, the Times music critic William Mann boldly asserted back then. Paul McCartney at 70: Still at number one 2012-06-17T22:24:29Z As one music critic wrote of her work, it "systematically dismantles the myth of a homogenous Appalachia." Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp can teach Jason Aldean a thing or two about small towns 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z It started on Sunday night when several musicians and music critics assailed the show’s organizers for allowing Mr. Brown to perform. ArtsBeat: Cyber Furor Over Chris Brown's Appearance at Grammys 2012-02-15T18:22:56Z Gene Stout, who was the pop music critic at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for more than 20 years, is now freelancing for The Seattle Times. KeyArena crowd found a good time with Lady Antebellum 2012-03-21T18:09:29Z "I really dislike it quite intensely," said Neil McCormick, The Daily Telegraph music critic. 'X Factor' TV show rivets Britain, heads to USA 2010-12-13T17:25:00Z Had I been another white music critic misinterpreting black art for a majority-white readership? Perspective | I was wrong about Young Thug 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z I was then a young pop music critic at The Washington Post, so it fell to me to write a profile of the notoriously hard-drinking singer. ArtsBeat: An Appraisal: George Jones in Real Life and Real Time 2013-04-26T20:47:51Z When people learn that I’m a music critic, they often ask what my instrument is. Critic’s Notebook: A Critic Donates His Cello, His Musical Past, to WQXR 2014-04-04T18:05:57Z The Observer music critic continues his adventures in futuristic pop journalism with a journey to the heart of modern jazz. Sleeve Notes: Feeling the Cold Wave 2010-03-26T16:23:00Z For a moment, Mr. Rogers played music critic: “I’ve made a hell of a career singing about dysfunctional families,” he observed. ArtsBeat: Bonnaroo: Final Thoughts 2012-06-11T08:36:58Z For Lindsay Zoladz, a pop music critic, a successful exercise playlist combines novelty and familiarity. What’s in Your Workout Playlist? 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z That is not a view shared by British music critic Norman Lebrecht, who says Wagner, in his writings and pronouncements, created cultural anti-Semitism in Germany before the term had been coined. 'Autobahn to Bayreuth' - English soprano sings for Wagner's 200th 2013-07-21T15:31:14Z Dean Rader, an English professor at the University of San Francisco, is doing for poets what our chief music critic, Anthony Tommasini, did for composers: He’s picking history’s 10 best. ArtsBeat: Top 10 Composers? Been There, Done That. What About Poets? 2011-02-20T16:58:23Z Former Times music critic Martin Bernheimer noted in his review that a traffic jam made him late for the start of the concert. A look back at the Three Tenors concert at Dodger Stadium 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z By the age of fifty, he had been a music critic, a sailor, a balloon operator, a wing commander, a military interpreter, a foreign correspondent, and a spy. The Improbable Life and Prescient Poetry of Basil Bunting 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Instead, thanks indirectly to Bernstein, I became a music critic. Leonard Bernstein at 100: Why the music world is making this the Year of Lenny 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z The matter caused a stir of concern among music critics, who accused the paper of caving in to the orchestra. Jury Selection Begins in Music Critic's Suit Against Cleveland Plain-Dealer 2010-07-12T21:23:00Z The music critic Walter Holland recently proposed that “active musical listening is part patient attention to the moment and part predictive attention to the possible futures that that moment suggests.” Aimee Bender’s Latest Is a Proustian Reverie 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Jon Pareles, chief pop music critic for The New York Times, hosts an evening of music and conversation with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O and the musician and producer Danger Mouse. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z The plan was to spend my first week as The Washington Post’s new classical music critic seeing concerts and shaking hands. Perspective | As coronavirus cancels culture, classical music rises to the occasion 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Original first violinist Robert Mann dominated the quartet for more than 50 years; his influence, wrote music critic Ted Libbey, was “readily apparent in the ensemble’s sharply chiseled, high-intensity style of playing.” Juilliard String Quartet balances tradition with change 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z “The idea that ‘culture is beyond politics,’” Morozova, the music critic, said, “has long been promoted by those who put culture at the service of ideology and war crimes.” When Ukrainian Music Wasn’t Under Threat, It Thrived 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z He also produced another syndicated program for WQXR, “First Hearing,” in which a panel of music critics gave on-the-spot reactions to new recordings without knowing who had performed the music they had just heard. 2010-01-20T06:55:00Z The list, compiled using tips from more than 210 tastemakers - made up of music critics, editors, broadcasters and bloggers - aims to highlight the best emerging artists for the year ahead. BBC Sound of 2013: Haim 2013-01-04T07:16:24Z And if you haven’t already, take a look at a related article by our chief classical music critic, Anthony Tommasini, from this week. ArtsBeat: A Place to Talk About the "Ring" by Wagner at the Metropolitan Opera 2012-04-06T17:04:47Z Suffice to say "X Factor" has not impressed many British music critics. 'X Factor' TV show rivets Britain, heads to USA 2010-12-13T17:25:00Z Jon Pareles, the New York Times music critic who covers the South by Southwest festival, described it to me as “a slightly older person’s lineup, but not bad.” Beyond TV and EVOO: Rachael Ray Looks for Her Next Act 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Abbado's surprise appointment as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic in 1989 led music critics to call him "the world's most powerful conductor". Conductor Claudio Abbado, 'champion of music', dies aged 80 2014-01-20T16:36:52Z Some of this is by now well known to music critics. Arts & Leisure Preview: Keith Richards, With Memories to Burn 2010-10-21T13:44:00Z My job as a music critic depends on listening in crowds and writing in solitude. Still Life: Butler Library at Columbia Is a Haven for Body and Mind 2012-06-26T16:03:23Z “The ascendancy of the Los Angeles Philharmonic is the salient event in American orchestral life of the past 25 years,” Alex Ross, the music critic for The New Yorker, wrote in 2017. In L.A., Dudamel’s Influence Extends Beyond the Concert Hall 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z I’m a music critic, so for me it’s something else too: an immersion in bustling, jumbled, enveloping sound. The Art of Summer: Music of the Spheres (Whoosh! Thud! Crack!) 2011-07-20T15:27:07Z Times classical music critic Mark Swed looks at how Los Angeles stacks up against Berlin, one of the globe’s classical music capitals. Essential Arts & Culture: Visceral border art, a 'guileless' Wilshire Grand, must-see African sculpture 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Tommasini, the chief classical music critic for The Times, in the first piece in a series on how to rank the greatest composers in history. ArtsBeat: Arts & Leisure Preview: Brian Bedford, Top 10 Composers, Marc Maron and More 2011-01-07T21:15:32Z I never know if musicians see bands going through all these different phases the way outsiders or music critics do. R.E.M.?s Mike Mills on Saying Goodbye After Three Decades 2011-11-14T12:00:31Z Here are a few suggestions from our music critics. 5 CD box sets to wow baby-boom rock fans 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z The French music critic Paul Scudo, who detested both of them, called Berlioz and Wagner "enemy brothers sprung from Beethoven's demented old age". Forgotten Berlioz: Rom?o et Juliette 2012-02-09T23:00:02Z Other winners chosen by music critics and members of the industry included Decca, which picked up label of the year. Balsom wins artist of the year award 2013-09-17T20:21:40Z When I started writing reviews for The Boston Globe in the mid-1980s, Thomson, one of the most important, lively and stylish music critics of all time, became my mentor. Copland, Thomson and Others in a Fantasy Music Festival 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z In his capacity as a music critic, Schumann called the young, unknown Brahms a genius. 200 candles and lots of music for Robert Schumann 2010-10-14T20:50:00Z It is a work that figured prominently on Times classical music critic Mark Swed's list of the best classical moments of 2014: "an unforgettably haunting, harrowing evocation of the plight of Pennsylvania's coal miners." Art, not politics led to dissident artist Tania Bruguera's Herb Alpert award 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Speaking as one such music critic, what perpetually surprises me is that someone whose writing is as direct and observant as Allen's attracts such loathing. Why the fury at Lily Allen's Ivor Novello awards? 2010-05-21T17:12:00Z Aged just 19, she was the youngest act to be ever given the accolade from key music critics, broadcasters and bloggers. How has Adele become so successful? 2011-03-28T15:49:34Z His father was a wealthy businessman and gentleman farmer; his mother was a music critic for the New York Globe. Robert Silvers, a founding editor of New York Review of Books, dies at 87 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Davis was New York’s music critic for 26 years until the position was eliminated in 2007. Peter G Davis, New York Magazine critic, dies at age 84 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Many American music critics still take his writing as an example for their craft, though not those who consider his verdicts shallow and his conflicts of interest too many. ‘Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings’ Paints a Troubling Portrait 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Jon Pareles, chief popular music critic, describes why “The Downward Spiral” by Nine Inch Nails, off the 1994 album of the same name, is “perfectly designed to make your skin crawl: structurally, sonically and psychologically.” What Is the Scariest Song of All Time? Poem? YouTube Video? 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Times pop music critic Mikael Wood and Times film critic Justin Chang were in the house as well and compared notes afterward. Exhilarating, intimate, fun (and long): Our critics weigh in on 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z “Man, can Beyoncé sing,” wrote Times pop music critic Mikael Wood of her Renaissance tour “opener,” a section in which she reprises a selection of her career’s ballads. Beyonce's Renaissance tour concert film may hit theaters in December 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z And he even turned into a bit of a music critic when he described the rapper's This Is What I Mean album as "really fantastic". Keir Starmer says Labour is working on a fairer student fees system 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z While most mainstream music critics dismissed “Rapper’s Delight” as a novelty, the public ate it up. 'I said a hip-hop, the hippie, the hippie / to the hip, hip-hop and you don't stop...' 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z In general, he thinks ’90s music critics dismissed improvisation, which, as far as he is concerned, is the only quality these groups share. Why are Dave Matthews fans so loyal? 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Times music critic Mikael Wood and staff writer August Brown contributed to this report. Taylor Swift's Eras era just got extended with new tour dates in the U.S. and Canada 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Our pop music critic has tips for trying vinyl again. Your Tuesday Briefing: Israel’s Assault on Jenin 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Give vinyl another spin with these tips from one of our pop music critics. Your Monday Briefing 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Listen to vinyl again with these tips from The Times’s pop music critic. ‘The Bear’ and a Chaotic Vision of Work 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Mark Swed, the Times’ classical music critic, said the show was “a necessary and great American epic for our time.” Taylor Mac's documentary is a front row seat to a very queer 24 decades of pop music 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z “People in glass houses,” one wag — the music critic of this newspaper, to be exact — proclaimed, “shouldn’t give concerts.” Review: The refurbished Christ Cathedral, and its humongous organ, find unexpected magnificence 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Most of Turner's hit songs were written by others, but she enlivened them with a voice that New York Times music critic Jon Pareles called "one of the more peculiar instruments in pop." 'Queen of rock 'n' roll' Tina Turner dies at 83 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z A playlist of 11 new songs from Times music critics. Your Monday Briefing 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Times music critics curated a playlist of 11 new songs. Your Monday Briefing: Kishida Visits Seoul 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z The ensemble, Saturday Review music critic Irving Kolodin wrote at the time, began to make “a quiet noise in jazz circles, attracting attention not by flamboyance and flash but by a low-keyed tonal production.” Ahmad Jamal, jazz pianist with a spare, hypnotic touch, dies at 92 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z The promise of The Amplifier is an alternative to the algorithm, personalized recommendations from a music critic who understands the paralysis of too many options. New Season, New Music 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z At some faraway festival more than a few years ago, a music critic from New York told me he found himself routinely annoyed by concertgoers who sang along too loudly. Review | Ari Lennox isn’t ready to say goodbye just yet 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z The musician’s poetic tribute to Meg White came days after journalist Lachlan Markay insulted the trailblazing drummer in a tweet that has been widely condemned by fans, music critics and artists alike. Jack White pens poetic ode to Meg White after White Stripes drummer was maligned 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z As a classical music critic, I never imagined I’d one day have the opportunity to write about the Academy Awards, but look at me now! Perspective | The fine art of playing people off at award shows 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z “They’re the band that sort of codified a lot of what we think of as Southern rock,” said Stephen Thomas Erlewine, a music critic who writes for AllMusic, Pitchfork and Rolling Stone. Skynyrd member’s death signals end of era for Southern rock 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z That might be what’s led many fans and observers to suggest that their style — which music critic Nate Chinen has called “viral jazz” — may herald nothing less than the future of the genre. DOMi and JD Beck bring the future of jazz to the Kennedy Center 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z “I’ve been attacked by terrorists, asteroids, film critics, music critics, restaurants critics, divorce lawyers, male-pattern baldness, and none of it — none of it — stopped me. Because I am still Bruce f------ Willis.” How Bruce Willis went from last-ditch casting to action icon in ‘Die Hard’ 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z In a phone call, Dudamel told The Times’ classical music critic, Mark Swed, that the decision was extremely complex and difficult, and that his heart remains here in Los Angeles. Gustavo Dudamel will leave the L.A. Phil for the N.Y. Philharmonic 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Follow along with predictions from pop music critic Mikael Wood, and the winners will update here when available. The 2023 Grammy Awards winners list: Live updates 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Jon Caramanica, a pop music critic for The Times, writes that even after all of his fame and success, Drake remains an unvarnished fan of the rap stars of his youth. What Happened to Canada’s Cold War Relics? 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z A handful of music critics have pointed out some of what “Tár” gets wrong. Commentary: Oscar nominee 'Tár' brought conducting into the spotlight. That's not good for classical music 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Son, who graduated in 1985 and had not met Lee until they both came to the U.S., was a music critic in South Korea, then followed her husband to the U.S. and became a homemaker. Bonded by a high school in Korea, these immigrants gather for a 'send off the year' party 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z In his review of “Her Loss,” a collaboration between Drake and 21 Savage, Jon Caramanica, pop music critic for The Times, writes that he found it “frisky and centerless, a mood more than a mode.” Justin Trudeau’s Government Sharpens Criticism of China 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z A morning listen: “This is not a great Taylor Swift album,” our music critic said on “Popcast.” The Climate’s Improved Future 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z On top of that, she was also a music critic for the Chicago Defender, and she used to review Helen Hagan’s concerts. A pioneering Black composer gets her due, 110 years after her debut 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Then, three hours after the release, the global superstar dropped an additional seven tracks, granting feverish fan wishes and causing revision headaches for music critics who had already published their reviews of the album. Bonus tracks, new video, a Spotify crash: Swift's 'Midnights' is full of surprises 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Director Justin Staple combines live performances, commentary from music critics and woozy interviews with the stars to paint a picture of a movement that is incredibly popular yet largely ignored by the mainstream media. Review: Twisty thriller 'Piggy' seeks justice and more 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z A Post music critic, meanwhile, has been struggling with the material. Perspective | The QAnon ‘anthem’ is a familiar sales tool — with strings attached 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The music critic went on to read the recipe in its entirety with instructions, ingredients and even some typos. Vegan cookies and fake DMs: What's Drake's beef with YouTube critic Anthony Fantano? 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z In June 1950, “Red Channels” denounced 68 actors, 44 writers, 28 musicians, 18 directors, 11 commentators, three announcers, a music critic, a lawyer and an accountant for their alleged communist leanings. Marsha Hunt, actress who appeared in more than 50 films before being named as a Communist sympathizer, has died 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z From an unlikely entry into journalism as a PhD-holding music critic, the charismatic editor ascended rapidly, gaining the trust of Springer’s widow to the extent she essentially made him the heir to the company. Politico’s new German owner has a ‘contrarian’ plan for American media 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z In 1953, he married Elizabeth Bell, a composer, musician and music critic. Frank Drake, Who Led Search for Life on Other Planets, Dies at 92 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Writing in the New Yorker in 2011, music critic Alex Ross described the opera as “a work of concentrated power that outweighs most other attempts to dramatize the Holocaust.” Zofia Posmysz, whose Holocaust story reached opera stage, dies at 98 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z When Rob Harvilla, music critic and host of the podcast “60 Songs That Explain the ’90s,” recently pictured that exact scenario, he couldn’t help but laugh. No song, movie or show can escape the digital age’s revisionist urges 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z At that point, she seemed to have a new resolve, Times music critic Robert Hilburn wrote. Olivia Newton-John, singer and 'Grease' star, has died 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Styles recently dropped his latest studio effort, which has drawn glowing reviews from fans and music critics alike, on Thursday. Take a tour of 'Harry's House': Harry Styles launches L.A. pop-up shop for new album 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Harry Styles' hotly-anticipated new album Harry's House has been praised by music critics for its "abundant charm", with "really well-crafted pop songs" and "moments of absolute beauty". Harry Styles' new album Harry's House charms music critics 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z It was dubbed “Little Russian” by an, ugh, influential Moscow music critic. Commentary: What is Ukrainian music, and what does it say about the war? 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z “Technology allows you to do the ‘Men in Black’ memory wipe thing, like the old version never existed,” music critic and author Steven Hyden said. No song, movie or show can escape the digital age’s revisionist urges 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z His style, music critic Anthony Tommasini wrote in the New York Times, was distinguished by “unflashy fluidity and clarity, the best kind of virtuosity.” Nicholas Angelich, acclaimed classical pianist, dies at 51 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Among classical music critics and devotees, and among the musicians with whom he performed over more than half a century, Mr. Lupu was celebrated as one of the finest concert pianists of his generation. Radu Lupu, Romanian pianist of understated allure, dies at 76 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z According to Los Angeles Times music critic Mikael Wood, that song “delivers the anguished thoughts of a proudly conservative guy troubled by what he views as the encroachments of so-called cancel culture.” Aaron Lewis questions support for Ukraine: 'Maybe we should listen' to Vladimir Putin 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z His classic text, “Blues People,” was — and still is — a blueprint for music critics. Who will inherit Greg Tate's mantle of Black cultural critic-in-chief? I have a candidate 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Pop music critics and historians, who were and often still are white men, are renown for dismissing women like Houston who don’t write their own music. 'In Defense of Whitney Houston': How author Gerrick D. Kennedy reframes the diva story 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Her smart, funky record was music critics' favourite album of 2021, and ahead of the Brits her producer, Inflo - who Adele said also "changed my life" - was named as producer of the year. Brit Awards 2022: Ballads over bangers as Adele wins big 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z “He trudges onstage, sits down at the piano like a court stenographer at a tedious trial, and proceeds dispassionately to do his job,” music critic John Rockwell wrote in the New York Times in 1991. Radu Lupu, Romanian pianist of understated allure, dies at 76 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Her smart, funky record Sometimes I Might Be Introvert was music critics' favourite album of 2021, and her producer, Inflo, has already been named producer of the year. Brit Awards 2022: Who's performing and who's going to win? 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z I wanted to know more about the Halberstadt project, so I called Mark Swed, The Times’ classical music critic, who knew Cage before his death in 1992 and has written about him extensively. Column: This is the longest, slowest concert ever. It began 21 years ago and is just getting started 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z The late Martin Bernheimer, the longtime music critic for the Los Angeles Times, attended the opening night — and was delighted by it. Maria Ewing, multifaceted opera singer, dies at 71 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z He spent about five years as a jazz bass player and music critic in Kansas City, then later studied psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before moving to New York. Terry Teachout, versatile critic, biographer and playwright, dies at 65 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Andrew Clements, a music critic for the London Guardian, described the rendition on that album of Schubert’s Fantasia in F minor as “one of the greatest piano-duet recordings of all time.” Radu Lupu, Romanian pianist of understated allure, dies at 76 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Caldwell’s death came as his career was gaining rising acclaim, with many fans and music critics calling him an innovative and creative lyricist. Police search for Drakeo the Ruler's killer; music world stunned 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z While writing this story, I reached out to my colleagues, Times theater critic Charles McNulty and classical music critic Mark Swed, for their thoughts on what it currently feels like to be an audience member. Commentary: Sitting in the audience in 2021 required a dramatic trust fall 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z His reputation was cemented in 1974, when music critic Jon Landau reviewed one of his shows with The E Street Band in Boston. Bruce Springsteen sells his entire music catalogue for $500m 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z He’s an esteemed writer and scholar; a former classical music critic for the New York Times; and a prodigious music producer, orchestra administrator and adviser. Review | He saw a ‘noble’ future for Black and Indigenous composers. He was wrong. 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Reviewers weren’t invited to the Saturday concert, which came after the band had a long break from performing, but according to Times music critic Mikael Wood, BTS’ minders needn’t have worried. After chaos at BTS' Saturday concert, SoFi expects smoother entry into upcoming shows 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z As described by music critic Jeff Tamarkin, “The Grape’s saga is one of squandered potential, absurdly misguided decisions, ill luck, blunders and excruciating heartbreak.” Through all of Moby Grape’s bad breaks, Jerry Miller never soured on the music 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z “There is very little that could be mistaken for Mr. Sondheim in the present-day commercial musical theater,” observes the impeccable music critic Tim Page in The Post. Opinion | The lyrical genius of Stephen Sondheim 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z “A total unknown in the U.S. only a year ago, Freire now ranks as one of the most exciting new pianists of this or any other age,” a music critic wrote in Time magazine. Nelson Freire, acclaimed Brazilian pianist, dies at 77 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Closer to the stage, as Scott started his set, Guerra, the music critic, noticed an emergency vehicle cutting through the crowd, lights flashing. On Travis Scott’s Utopia Mountain, a night of release turns deadly 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Just last month, Erivo “dug deep, then brilliantly deeper,” wrote Times classical music critic Mark Swed of her rendition of Leonard Bernstein’s “Somewhere” with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Why it matters that Cynthia Erivo is playing Elphaba in 'Wicked' 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z These were the words Times music critic Mark Swed used to describe rare performances of composer Charles Ives’ four symphonies by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2020. These 17 L.A. museums have online stores with gifts you can't find on Amazon 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Upon its debut last week, “Easy on Me” drew rave reviews from fans and music critics eager to welcome the beloved musician back onto the scene. Adele will chat with Oprah Winfrey and perform new songs in a two-hour TV special 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z “They have not simply preserved the musical past but reinvented it,” New York Times music critic Stephen Holden wrote in 1981. Paddy Moloney, who helped revive Irish music as head of the Chieftains, dies at 83 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z But it's streaming services that are the major factor in making these documentaries possible, according to Variety magazine's music critic Chris Willman. The Velvet Underground: The band that made an art of being obscure 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z The music critic Robert Christgau called it “the pop event of the year.” Laurie Anderson Has a Message for Us Humans 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Hanif Abdurraqib, 38, Columbus, Ohio, music critic, essayist, and poet forging a distinctive style of cultural and artistic criticism through the lens of popular music and autobiography. 25 MacArthur fellows awarded $625,000 in ‘genius grants’ 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z He “once put a microphone on a palm tree,” according to New York Times music critic Jon Pareles, “to capture what he considered the living African heartbeat.” Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, a mad scientist in the recording studio, dies at 85 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z The movie features a series of music critics and talking heads including Shirley Manson who emphasize her importance to the music industry, as well as interviews with her all-male band at the time. Alanis Morissette bashes her HBO documentary 'Jagged': 'This was not the story I agreed to tell' 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z In an especially disgraceful article, Anthony Tomassini, then the classical music critic for the New York Times, took the money quotes completely out of context and effectively declared Stockhausen an unperson. Too soon, or too late? Who got canceled after 9/11, and why 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Paul de Barros, the retired Seattle Times music critic, wrote “Jackson Street After Hours” about the Seattle jazz club scene in the 1940s. Painting over Seattle’s graffiti is a game of whack-a-mole. The taggers have won 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Farley, a former music critic for Time magazine and a former senior editor for The Wall Street Journal, is the author of the upcoming young adult novel “Zero O’Clock.” Opinion | For Aretha Franklin, a Grudge Was a Way to Earn R-E-S-P-E-C-T 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z However, when a music critic called Borchetta out on his blog, the Big Machine Label founder responded with a letter of his own. Aaron Lewis' liberal-bashing track defended by Big Machine Label founder who refuses to 'cancel' him 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z “No court decision has changed the sound of pop music as much as this, before or since,” Washington Post music critic Chris Richards wrote in 2012. Biz Markie, New York rapper known as ‘clown prince of hip-hop,’ dies at 57 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z After graduating, he spent a period as a music critic and author, before composing his Phoenix Mass, which led to commissions from ensembles including the English Chamber Orchestra and the Nash Ensemble. Celebrated composer Anthony Payne dies 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Washington Post pop music critic Chris Richards called it “the most coherent, purposeful, hospitable, gratifying Grammy night of the past 20 years, far and away.” The Grammys are the latest award show to see a drastic drop in TV ratings 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z And when he wrote those songs, those kids in a city where the river caught on fire and the lake died, they felt like their lives mattered,” music critic and author Holly Gleason told Cleveland.com. Cleveland rocker and radio star Michael Stanley dead at 72 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z “There is no excuse for those images,” Combs said when moderator and NPR pop music critic Ann Powers brought up the photos. Luke Combs apologizes for Confederate flag imagery as tough conversations consume Nashville 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Panel moderator and NPR music critic Ann Powers asked Combs about those images during a Q&A; for the Country Radio Seminar, an annual country radio broadcasters conference, that was held online this year. Luke Combs apologizes for Confederate flag imagery 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z A smart and ambitious teen reinvents herself as a music critic. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z San Francisco Chronicle music critic Joshua Kosman has called for a new WPA, the Works Progress Administration that employed many artists as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Commentary: How about some culture in the Biden Cabinet? My nominees for Mr. or Madame Secretary 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z Times music critic Mikael Wood had criticized the show last month for seeming intent on avoiding the realities of the pandemic. Charley Pride, the 'Jackie Robinson of country music,' dies at 86 of COVID-19 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z LA Weekly music critic Alan Rich led the legions of Brahms haters. Please, can we all listen to some Brahms and learn to get along 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Small wonder a Washington Post columnist dubs her a superhero and a Miami music critic calls her “one of the greatest human beings of our lifetime.” Long live decency and generosity 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z New Yorker music critic Alex Ross’ magnificent new book, “Wagnerism,” presents this particular “ism” as an overwhelming force containing, like atomic energy, constructive and destructive powers. Review: From the Nazis to RBG, how Richard Wagner changed the world 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z “Every singer in the cast was outstanding,” Anthony Tommasini, the chief classical music critic for The New York Times, wrote last year. Wander Through Animal Crossing and Catfish Row 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z His “magnificent” set received a glowing review from The Times’ music critic Robert Hilburn at the time. 50 years ago today, Elton John played his first starmaking gig at WeHo's Troubadour 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z My career as a music critic took off in the 1990s when publications such as this one needed writers who could decode Morissette and Phair. When Alanis Morissette and Liz Phair reunite on Zoom, a female critic looks back on guyville 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z A famous pianist who is struggling with stage fright late in his career finds inspiration with a free-spirited music critic. Movies on TV this week: 'Gandhi' on Showtime; 'Giant' on TCM 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Another music critic, Frank Behrens, once wrote in the Brattleboro Reformer of Vermont that “her works remind me somehow of James Joyce’s prose in parts of ‘Ulysses.’ Marga Richter, composer and champion of women in classical music, dies at 93 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z We had a pop music critic, a classical music critic, a drama critic, an art critic, plus reporters who wrote about other elements of the community that had nothing to do with watchdog journalism. A Media Critic Focuses on the Crisis in Local News 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Another admirer of her interpretation, Telegraph music critic Geoffrey Norris, wrote that she played the Sibelius concerto with “ice and fire,” resulting in a 1993 recording, later released by Testament Records, that was “simply mind-blowing.” Ida Haendel, Polish-born musician known as ‘grande dame of the violin,’ dies at 96 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z An exemplary blend of biography, anecdote and acquaintances’ comments, it lacked only what Page, a Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic, is so well-equipped to give us: a couple of paragraphs about Harrell’s technique. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: What the flyover coverage overlooked 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Times music critic Robert Hilburn even hosts a weekly program, “Rock and Roll Times,” every Sunday evening. Beach closures, dog walks gone wild: Adjusting to coronavirus life 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z “We are art junkies, and we didn’t get our fix this year,” said Casey Monahan, former director of the Texas Music Office and a former music critic who has attended every SXSW. Coronavirus canceled South by Southwest, but Austin tries to keep the party going 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z In his review, Times classical music critic Mark Swed described the work as “opera as astonishment.” 'Sweet Land's' radical design uses Los Angeles to rethink the architecture of opera 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z That was Modest Proposal, dubbed the “house band of D.C.’s Mod revival crowd” in 1985 by Post music critic Mark Jenkins. Perspective | For one night, Neal Augenstein will be singing into a microphone, not talking 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z When Angelica Garcia got the news that America’s only widely respected music critic — Barack Obama — had selected her single “Jícama” as one of his favorites of 2019, she first thought something much worse had happened. Angelica Garcia plumbs her East L.A. roots on defiant new album: 'It's more than just the tacos' 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Her complex and beguiling latest album, Norman Rockwell, earlier saw her nominated for two Grammy Awards, and was voted as the music critics' favourite record of last year. Lana Del Rey cancels tour due to losing her voice 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z “They played poorly, but with passion,” wrote DJ and music critic Diego Manrique, who added that their sheer loudness, both in volume and colour, contrasted wildly with “the greyness of the Franco regime.” 'Bless the chaos': La Movida Madrileña, Spain's seedy, wild post-Franco underground 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The “news” portion of the site, however, included a link to Times’ classical music critic Mark Swed’s concert review, which mentions the protesters. Who were the protesters behind the Refuse Fascism banners at Disney Hall and the Oscars? 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Coda A celebrated pianist in the twilight of his career gets a new lease on life thanks to a female music critic several years his junior. Movies opening in L.A. this week: Blake Lively in 'The Rhythm Section' and more 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z A German music critic, once cited by the London Independent, observed of a Tuckwell performance that “if the hunter had played like this, the deer would have died from ecstasy.” Barry Tuckwell, Australian virtuoso of the French horn, dies at 88 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z The 25-year-old's entrancing voice and jazz-steeped songs made her the runaway winner, after votes were counted from 170 music critics and industry figures. Soul singer Celeste wins the BBC Sound of 2020 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Malick’s soundtracks are a kind of musical “free association,” in the words of Alex Ross, music critic of the New Yorker. Seeing Terrence Malick films through his use of music. His composers share what they know 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Times classical music critic Mark Swed notes that the story of the decade has been the “stellar rise of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.” Essential Arts: The most unforgettable cultural events of 2019 and art as protest 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z In her Nov. 23 Style review, “In-between spaces and gaps in the NSO’s growth,” she wrote, “Thursday night’s concert was my last as classical music critic of The Washington Post.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Choose more photos, like this one, that don’t include Buttigieg 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z She also became one of a number of artists to go to war with music critics, suggesting only people who made music themselves were capable of critiquing her work. 'We’re existing on hope': Bat for Lashes, Will Young, Idles and others on music in 2019 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Cardus belied his impoverished origins to also prosper in another class-conscious profession, becoming a music critic of international renown. Third sports book award for Hamilton for Cardus biography 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The Times sent classical music critic Mark Swed and pop music critic Mikael Wood to join what looked like a full house at the Bowl on Sunday, and here they discuss what they saw. Review: The Kanye West opera at the Hollywood Bowl? Call it 'Nebuchadsnoozer' 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Times classical music critic Mark Swed examines the idea and says that several recent concerts show that the powerful longtime boss of the L.A. Essential Arts: MOCA becomes SoCal arts biggest unionization target 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z “The day-to-day experience of music has nothing to do with quarters any more,” confirms author and former New York Times music critic Ben Ratliff. Why the music industry blow-out era imploded 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z “Rather than remembering the day something happened — the day, say, ‘I turned older,’” writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed, “it is the day we all turn older, every day.” Newsletter: Essential Arts: 'Between Riverside and Crazy,' the Pulitzer-winning play you must see in L.A. 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z “This wasn’t in the least a safe concert,” writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed, “and that was its greater magnificence.” Newsletter: Essential Arts: How the Mariinsky Ballet has kept 'La Bayadère' going for 142 years 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z Fan balloting adds only one vote apiece for the top five vote-getters, but public sentiment can affect the hall’s voting membership, which consists of artists, managers, record industry personnel and music critics. The Notorious B.I.G., Whitney Houston, Soundgarden lead 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z “Both orchestras are embracing the mission of refreshing the modern concert experience for a new generation,” writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed. Essential Arts: Desert X stirs controversy by staging its next show in Saudi Arabia 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z A voice doesn’t sound this rich and beautiful,’” she told the music critic Matthew Gurewitsch. Jessye Norman’s magnificent voice smashed racial barriers | Kenan Malik 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Times classical music critic Mark Swed examines Domingo’s legacy: “The announcement has left his fans, his company, this city all reconciling the troubled present with a revered past deserving of celebration.” Essential Arts: Plácido Domingo's L.A. Opera exit leads to questions of legacy 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z One “inevitably finds himself falling into the lamest of cliches — ‘oceanic power,’ ‘force of nature,’ ‘larger-than-life presence’ and so on,” classical music critic Tim Page once wrote in The Washington Post. Jessye Norman, acclaimed operatic soprano, dies at 74 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Martin Bernheimer, the former Los Angeles Times music critic and a Pulitzer Prize winner, died Sunday morning after a long battle with sarcoma at his home in New York. Pulitzer Prize winner and former L.A. Times music critic Martin Bernheimer dies at 83 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Times classical music critic Mark Swed says this is no reason for despair. Essential Arts: The Music Center roiled by a resignation and harassment investigation 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Lana Del Rey has enjoyed a healthy relationship with most music critics since last week’s release of her latest album, “Norman F— Rockwell,” which many hailed unconditionally as her most sophisticated work yet. Lana Del Rey slams NPR critic Ann Powers' review of new album 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Martin Bernheimer, a former Times classical music critic who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1982 and was renowned for his tough, witty reviews, has died at 83. Essential Arts: Plácido Domingo's L.A. Opera exit leads to questions of legacy 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z Pop music critic Mikael Wood ranked all 18 of its songs. Newsletter: At sixes and sevens at the G-7 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Times classical music critic Mark Swed, meanwhile, is in Europe, reporting on happenings in Austria and Germany. Essential Arts: The impenetrable Music Center gets an accessible new look 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z Tim Page, a former Pulitzer Prize-winning classical music critic for The Washington Post, is Professor of Journalism and Music at the University of Southern California and the author or editor of more than 20 books. Review | Beethoven: The genius who broke all the rules 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Korngold, the son of a leading Viennese music critic, was himself something of a miracle. Erich Wolfgang Korngold, the Opera Composer Who Went Hollywood 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z “Probably no one is better equipped to examine the legacy of these musicians than Wilber,” music critic Mike Joyce wrote in The Washington Post. Bob Wilber, musician who kept the sound of early jazz alive, dies at 91 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z Times classical music critic Mark Swed has long argued that Los Angeles is overdue for a serious summer music festival. Newsletter: Essential Arts: Why are four L.A. spaces celebrating a radical San Francisco gallery? 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z For years, many journalists, music critics, radio programmers, concert promoters, and record-company executives ignored or dismissed the allegations against Kelly, especially when he was generating income and scoring hits. The New Indictments Against R. Kelly Are an Indictment of the Music Industry 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z The Los Angeles Philharmonic recently wrapped up its celebratory 100th season — and Times classical music critic Mark Swed takes a look back. Essential Arts: The L.A. Phil’s centennial season was full of ‘good vibrations’ 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z Ann Powers, a music critic for NPR, wrote that the album “finds depth and coherence in dreamy, soulful pop that breathes desire.” Troye Sivan’s Coming of Age 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Times classical music critic Mark Swed was there for the majority of it. Essential Arts: How Ragnar Kjartansson put Mozart on repeat — for 12 solid hours 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z Justin Davidson is the architecture and classical music critic at New York magazine, where he writes about a broad range of design issues. How Disney Hall has transformed a downtown L.A. neighborhood and the city beyond 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z After 20 years, the cross-cultural ensemble is at a thematic and professional crossroads, writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed. Essential Arts: Making sense of the Tony nominations in an eclectic, erratic season 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z One Times music critic called it “one of the most impressive things I’ve seen in my 20 years of professional show-going.” Beyoncé is gone but not forgotten at Coachella 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Times classical music critic Mark Swed reports that the Los Angeles Philharmonic is about to kick off a two-week Stravinsky festival as part of its centenary season. Essential Arts: L.A.’s Gay Men’s Chorus, once a safe space, now ‘in a world of hurt’ 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z But her work as a musician, writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed, doesn’t get nearly as much recognition. Essential Arts: The L.A. Phil and a crew of female artists pay tribute to Yoko Ono 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Times classical music critic Mark Swed says a recent performance at the Wallis was “riveting,” and “incandescent in its synergy between music and poetry.” Essential Arts: Those curatorial changes at LACMA? Our critic says they do not bode well 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z The update of this beloved German classic was not well received, reports Times classical music critic Mark Swed — greeted with boos on opening night. Essential Arts: The Pritzker Prize goes to MOCA architect Arata Isozaki 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Inevitably, some of the London music critics claimed that he was a perfect example of style over substance. André Previn, the classical maestro who knew the value of pop culture | Petroc Trelawny 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z But he did, telling current Times music critic Mark Swed in 2015 an anecdote about changing planes in Orange County to avoid LAX. Why André Previn left L.A. and wouldn't set foot in the city for decades 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Price’s rich country voice caught the attention of Nashville music critics. A country music artist navigates an art form altered by America’s poisoned politics 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Times pop music critic Mikael Wood used the docs to examine the current state of music festivals. Indie Focus: Pushing boundaries with ‘Glass,’ ‘Fyre’ docs and ‘La Religeuse’ 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z Times classical music critic Mark Swed reports that while the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the San Francisco Symphony have been dominating headlines, the San Diego Symphony has a somewhat more checkered history. Essential Arts: 'Hamilton' in Puerto Rico, a bad-boy play, an incandescent portrait 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z The plan was controversial, with Kelly’s team pushing back and music critics noting that artists with allegations in their past, such as David Bowie, Ozzy Osbourne, Chuck Berry and Michael Jackson, weren’t included. RCA drops R. Kelly after fallout from docuseries intensifies 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Much derided by conservative music critics, 4’33” is an acute comment on the relatively recent convention of listening to “art” music in reverential silence. What happened when I walked into the world's most silent place 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z He was the pop music critic for the Tampa Tribune. Review | Clapton biography portrays a restless rocker forever bolting his bands 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Stirring doesn’t even begin to describe the event, and I say that not just for all the good that this project does but also as a music critic. Review: Ives' 'Holidays' at the L.A. Phil, but not those holidays 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z A music critic shares three of her favorites this year: a Catalan singer, a banjo balladeer, and Ariana Grande. Robyn Talks with David Remnick, and Claire McCaskill Gives an Exit Interview 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z I have often wondered the thoughts of music critics when they review bands that were important to their youth, other then famous bands like the Rolling Stones and the Beatles. Feedback: Gary Hart and tabloid politics, midterm media, Grinch socialism and a Hanson flashback 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z On top of all that, he was music critic for the Nation magazine. How Daniel Barenboim's orchestra of Israeli and Arab musicians is faring in the current political climate - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z The major music critics of the 1970s and 1980s were skeptical about Queen, dismissing the band as bombastic and haughty, antithetical to rock’s earthy working-class roots. For the real Bohemian Rhapsody, stream the best Queen concert 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z In this period, Debussy took up a second career, as a music critic, delivering a stream of prickly, contrarian opinions that seemed almost designed to increase his isolation. The Velvet Revolution of Claude Debussy 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z It’s already been compared by veteran music critics to his widely acclaimed 1978 solo record. Ace Frehley worked with Gene Simmons on ‘Spaceman,' would 'definitely go back with KISS' 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z |
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