Through the looking Glass

[Boilk]

One young critic not afraid to put Philip Glass in his place

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/may/27/bbcsso-glass-sixth-symphony-review

Why aren't more critics unafraid to expose mediocre composers for what they are? Unbelievably, the Guardian has closed comments on this review less than 48 hours after it appeared.

[teamsaint]

Just read that review.
Well, as you say, she's not afraid to say it how she sees it.
I hope the criticism was valid.I don't like the "Knock it and make yourself a name" school of criticism.

No doubt, the views are well founded, though.
Don't get Glass at all, as it goes.

[Roehre]

One young critic not afraid to put Philip Glass in his place

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/may/27/bbcsso-glass-sixth-symphony-review

Why aren't more critics unafraid to expose mediocre composers for what they are? Unbelievably, the Guardian has closed comments on this review less than 48 hours after it appeared.

I am afraid she's exposing brilliantly the emperor's new clothes.

[MrGongGong]

I am afraid she's exposing brilliantly the emperor's new clothes.

Oh dear
It's a crap review and probably not a great piece
but the ENC argument is daft IMV

[Roehre]

Oh dear
It's a crap review and probably not a great piece
but the ENC argument is daft IMV

Why?

[MrGongGong]

Why?

Because it's usually used by people who have the mistaken belief that music (and art) they don't like is some kind of con trick.

[Roehre]

Because it's usually used by people who have the mistaken belief that music (and art) they don't like is some kind of con trick.

Thank you for the compliment.
End of discussion.

[Serial_Apologist]

Because it's usually used by people who have the mistaken belief that music (and art) they don't like is some kind of con trick.

[Serial_Apologist]

Thank you for the compliment.
End of discussion.

Is this a manifestation of a generation gap?

[french frank]

Because it's usually used by people who have the mistaken belief that music (and art) they don't like is some kind of con trick.

Of course, if that's only usually, what is it on the other occasions?

[Roehre]

Is this a manifestation of a generation gap?

Of course
But why do YOU think that, S_A?

[Serial_Apologist]

Of course

[MrGongGong]

Of course, if that's only usually, what is it on the other occasions?

I'm not come across one yet but will let you know when I do

[Serial_Apologist]

Of course
But why do YOU think that, S_A?

Aha! - you appended your message after I'd answered it, which is most unfair

But to answer your appendment, Roehr, I think there's a certain break-off between people who were brought up on the idea of an historical evolutionary continuum, such as me (well, self-brought up with an occasional bit of guidance, now aged 66), and those who can take on board many contradictions and evaluate them according to perceived intrinsic worth as not necessarily rooted in precedent, or even within idiom, but maybe validated by factors external to "purely musical" desiderata?

I find myself very much caught between these two these days, having maybe been helped by a twin love of jazz in all manifestations stylistic and historical, and classical music ditto.

[Roehre]

I find myself very much caught between these two these days.

That makes two of us (and yes, I deliberately DID wrong foot you )