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The score (2/4) – Editions6 April 2010
A promise is a promise. In my first post about the score I told you that I will talk about the issue of editorial quality and the differences between editions. Text is our best source, and often all you can find about the music we want to interpret. In the case of a composer still alive you can always contact him to know his opinion about a detail, but in the case of Beethoven for example, it is a little late to ask him if a particular phrasing is in accordance with his thoughts.
Introduction to Interpretation21 January 2010
Interpreter: word which can, by extension, replace the word musician. Yet the two words have a totally different connotation: if the latter clearly evokes music and the inspired craftsman created in and by popular imagination, first emphasizes another facet of the same man: here is suggested the intellectual work, in other words the analysis and long road towards understanding a work.
Man needs Art24 October 2008
These days, at the height of a world financial crisis, everything seems to be all about one thing: stock exchange variations or bank crashes. For a long time already, the force and quality of things are measured in economic values. Even art, though previous to speculation… During the Paleolithic, humans painted on cave walls but [...]
Musical Aesthetics16 October 2007
Often I see my collegues being surprised when we pronounce certain words or names. Adorno, Badiou, Deleuze, names that should not appear in the middle of a musical discussion. However philosophy has its role in music, and has strongly influenced History of musical creation.