With thanks to all who contacted me in the wake of last week’s rant against digital scores, I have been encouraged to write the piece I threatened to put together on Urtext – what it is, and why we should care more about a score than whether it has this
This week, my last full week of holiday before pushing my nose firmly against the grindstone once again, I seem to have spent a great deal of time watching Disney films. Whilst my brain refuses to retain specific dates of compositions, Bach Verzeichnis numbers, or a whole host of other
Anyone who has ever organised an event will know that, however carefully and lovingly you plan it, someone will complain about something. You might have booked one of the greatest living artists to give a concert; or found the ideal combination of teachers for a course; even taken the time
This week, I’ve mostly been thinking about talking. In part, this has been selfish thinking – finding the necessary language and expression of ideas and opinions for reviewing, as discussed in last week’s post, in advance of a very jolly recording session with Andrew McGregor for this week’s CD Review.
