tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post2808747528807400993..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: At odds with classical music's middlebrow audienceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-74510835688958680302011-11-10T23:01:32.482+00:002011-11-10T23:01:32.482+00:00Well, Piries may be moderately critical, but he...Well, Piries may be moderately critical, but he's generally pro... and I note that Rob Young is described as eloquent, whereas the crowd that hail the Brian are mere 'twitterati'. Being partisan is fine, but sacred cows shouldn't rise on the back of other people's fall (to mix metaphors). Now, excuse me, I've go to return to my Mahler 8!Gavin Plumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367649538228383713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-15966600154691859682011-11-10T16:38:08.881+00:002011-11-10T16:38:08.881+00:00Thanks for that contribution Gavin.
I entirely ag...Thanks for that contribution Gavin.<br /><br /><i>I entirely agree about both the Foulds and the Brian... the latter is a particularly otiose piece of nonsense. But, dear Pliable, you and I both have to be careful of these sorts of protestations:<br /><br />Let’s dispel the myth once and for all that merit accumulated by trending on Twitter somehow reincarnates a minor piece of music as a masterpiece.<br /><br />If it's put on a blog, it ain't no guarantee either.</i><br /><br />That is precisely why I listed Peter J Piries' constructive criticisms of <i>A Mass of Life.</i> And it also why I avoided promoting the work as great music, but instead suggested there is a case for reassessment.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-4412255267538353962011-11-10T16:32:14.705+00:002011-11-10T16:32:14.705+00:00I entirely agree about both the Foulds and the Bri...I entirely agree about both the Foulds and the Brian... the latter is a particularly otiose piece of nonsense. But, dear Pliable, you and I both have to be careful of these sorts of protestations:<br /><br />Let’s dispel the myth once and for all that merit accumulated by trending on Twitter somehow reincarnates a minor piece of music as a masterpiece. <br /><br />If it's put on a blog, it ain't no guarantee either. That Olde picture is, however, wonderful.Gavin Plumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367649538228383713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-72395156054459216282011-11-10T16:14:36.952+00:002011-11-10T16:14:36.952+00:00There seems to be a hi-resolution download of Beec...There seems to be a hi-resolution download of Beecham's recording of <i>A Mass of Life</i> available from Pristine Classical -<br /><br />http://www.pristineclassical.com/LargeWorks/Orchestral/PASC270.phpPliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com