tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post7810163131650791358..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: We need to widen the definition of forbidden musicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-68249102031568713742014-01-15T15:36:59.988+00:002014-01-15T15:36:59.988+00:00Alex Ross kindly writes to point out that William ...Alex Ross kindly writes to point out that William Grant Still's <i>Troubled Island</i> had a revival in Chicago last year, and that Andrew Patner, "not one to praise indiscriminately", gave it a resoundingly enthusiastic review —<br />http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/stage/23262563-421/overdue-chicago-premiere-of-troubled-island-a-triumph.html — and at the end of the year placed it at the head of his list of the events of 2013.<br /><br />All of which seems to confirm that the opera was victim of racial and political intrigue within the classical music establishment.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-87788017349320456782014-01-15T15:00:07.710+00:002014-01-15T15:00:07.710+00:00This is a brilliant roundup of banned and persecut...This is a brilliant roundup of banned and persecuted music spanning centuries, and yet I was surprised (pleasantly) by the inclusion of William Grant Still and his opera Troubled Island. With so much injustice employed in the music business throughout history (reaching back to before it was really a business) the palpable tragedy of Still's story has yet to reach the mainstream, much as his nine operas still lie sleeping, awaiting premieres and major productions. Thank for including Still, and providing a platform for all those who have been deemed entartete.JMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520926883774598349noreply@blogger.com