tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post1693232251249395625..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Talking of dumbing-down...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-88848624108176665102013-03-03T21:31:29.894+00:002013-03-03T21:31:29.894+00:00Quite so Dave, and I do not disagree with these vi...Quite so Dave, and I do not disagree with these views on Karl Jenkins' music.<br /><br />In retrospect I think the cartoon format confused my message, which is simply that Lebrecht is happy to play along with the Max Hole/Universal/Sinfini school of dumbing-down when it suits him - he had an "exclusive" on the Max Hole presentation and did not rebut it - but is also happy to play along with the anti-dumbing-down lobby when that suits him.<br /><br />As the link in this post shows at least Lebrecht is consistently inconsistent.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-80672247515153603052013-03-03T20:28:20.079+00:002013-03-03T20:28:20.079+00:00I'm with Rob. Not a fan of Lebrecht, generally...I'm with Rob. Not a fan of Lebrecht, generally. However, he's right that DG (or anybody who claims to care about music) should be ashamed to be promoting hackneyed music like Jenkins's. Dave MacDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180129872686447490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-63450737599896323072013-03-03T17:16:01.241+00:002013-03-03T17:16:01.241+00:00Rob Collis responds via Facebook:
Yes, 'self-...Rob Collis responds via Facebook:<br /><br />Yes, 'self-righteous' is EXACTLY the phrase that describes so many of Mr Lebrecht's pronouncements. So funny that he confused Bruch and Bloch.<br /><br />Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-24137114861457045632013-03-03T17:14:52.678+00:002013-03-03T17:14:52.678+00:00Very fair comment Rob, but I also have a particula...Very fair comment Rob, but I also have a particular problem with journalists self-righteously biting the hand that feeds them - http://sinfinimusic.com/uk/reviews/2013/01/norman-lebrecht-album-of-the-week-15-jan/Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-10079420281613417112013-03-03T17:14:15.416+00:002013-03-03T17:14:15.416+00:00Rob Collis comments via Facebook -
Not particular...Rob Collis comments via Facebook -<br /><br />Not particularly a fan Norman Lebrecht, who parades his particular tastes as objectivity, or so it seems to me - but I might agree with him on his attack on DG. I've sung under Karl Jenkins at a ghastly do at the Albert Hall (yes it was sold out!), and he was miserable, band-masterish with his stick and gave the impression of being totally disinterested in everything and everyone. And as for his music - it struck me as almost puerile. DG presumably think they can make money..Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com