tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post115235443602491628..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: The hidden power of the music super agentsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1152891548042528952006-07-14T16:39:00.000+01:002006-07-14T16:39:00.000+01:00Matthew Westphal of Playbill Arts gives an advance...Matthew Westphal of Playbill Arts gives an advance peek at the release next week of the American magazine "Opera New's" compilation of the "25 Most Powerful Names in U.S. Opera".<BR/><BR/>The List is divided into categories: The Executives, The Image-Makers, The Maestros, The Media [The New York Times,<BR/>60 Minutes,<BR/>Tim Page?], etc:<BR/> http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/4893.htmlGarth Trinklhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11084463787729969177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1152828257007396442006-07-13T23:04:00.000+01:002006-07-13T23:04:00.000+01:00I appreciate this is going off on something of a t...I appreciate this is going off on something of a tangent, but I was reading the latest issue of Gramophone in my library this week and couldn't help but notice that very bland film soundtrack reviews are being shoehorned into the orchestral reviews section.<BR/><BR/>Is this the ultimate fate for the classical recording industry monopolised by these agents "complete control of music distribution"? <BR/><BR/>Dwindling new releases of the same old core repetoire performed by their latest minions and padded out by weak cinematic soundtracks. Is this what the future holds for the classical industry?Shablagoo!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02735403619368790644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1152640719745547222006-07-11T18:58:00.000+01:002006-07-11T18:58:00.000+01:00Merit? I think we all know the answer to that. Abs...Merit? I think we all know the answer to that. Absolutely not! It's become corporate and we're all the poorer for it. We've all seen too many executants whose demonstrative powers underwhelmed. They may take a great picture, however.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1152624733616631112006-07-11T14:32:00.000+01:002006-07-11T14:32:00.000+01:00I agree strongly. While it was never completely me...I agree strongly. <BR/><BR/>While it was never completely meritocratic, the global cultural world (marketplace) certainly is being partially undermined today by widespread nepotism -- both real and as a figure of speech. Thanks for continuing to highlight these profit-seeking corporate and insider connections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com