tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post3826510441929922167..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry PranksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-82414244291623771582019-02-28T17:02:57.672+00:002019-02-28T17:02:57.672+00:00"Not many Erich Kleibers about today, sadly&q..."Not many Erich Kleibers about today, sadly" - https://www.overgrownpath.com/2007/11/conductor-who-hated-compromise.htmlPliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-25065142154487114192019-02-28T15:43:32.513+00:002019-02-28T15:43:32.513+00:00Barenboim at the Proms was the opposite of brave. ...Barenboim at the Proms was the opposite of brave. He was parroting what the overwhelming majority of people in the arts/business/political/media elite think... (And I too voted Remain.)<br /><br />Sadly, classical musicians tend to be no more discriminating than pop stars and actors and generally support fashionable rather than contrarian opinions. Making a stand on the environment or gay rights may be a useful contribution but brings nothing new to the party. Not many Erich Kleibers about today, sadly.mathias broucekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16231883003973609948noreply@blogger.com