Robert Lloyd on Opera
The opera singer says most people of his age feel that the quality of singing has given way to the providing of a dramatic spectacle. His book selection spans Italian opera and revelations of an opera...
View ArticleGiles Swayne on Composers’ Lives
British composer on his peers, past and present. "You can have people who are really extremely mediocre with huge careers, and people who are wonderfully good but don’t have wonderful careers. Bach was...
View ArticlePhillip Vannini on The Ethnography of Music
The Professor of Communication and Culture enlightens us about musical enthnography — what people do with music, and how they interact with music (and with one another)Read full interview
View ArticleIgor Toronyi-Lalic on Classical Music
Editor and expert recommends five books essential to an understanding of classical music. The volume on conductors (often perceived as monsters by musicians) is especially interestingRead full interview
View ArticleNikola Matisic on Opera
The Scandinavian tenor argues Verdi is the greatest. Also, "the opera house in itself is an instrument. You play on the space between the audience and the stage"Read full interview
View ArticleDorian Lynskey on Protest Songs
The journalist and author tells us what happens when protest meets pop music, which book inspired Springsteen and where hip-hop is most potent todayRead full interview
View ArticleSantigold on Musical Influences
The singer-songwriter took an unusual route to becoming a performer. She tells us how she got started, how to get what you want in the music business and how an extraordinary range of influences...
View ArticleGreil Marcus on Rock Music
Image by Bruce Tuten on FlickrTime to get out your old CDs and LPs. The music journalist picks five books from Bob Dylan’s hinterland to confessions of a rock ’n roll groupie, and explains why good...
View ArticleKeith Spera on the Music of New Orleans
Photo by Infrogmation of New OrleansThe author of Groove Interrupted transports us to the world of Fats Domino and Professor Longhair, and tells us how (and where) to sample the city’s unique music...
View ArticleAlex Ross on Writing about Music
Image by Ferrari + caballos + fuerza = cerebro Humano  on Flickr"People who care deeply about music want someone out there doing the work of listening to this vast quantity of new music and singling...
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