Music December 1988
The Harvard cage
On John Cage’s Norton Lectures at Harvard.
Department: “Music”
Music October 1988
The muse under Mussolini
A review of Music in Fascist Italy by Harvey Sachs.
Music April 1988
Kurt Herbert Adler, 1905–1988
On Kurt Herbert Adler’s life and death.
Music February 1988
Ruminations on the romantic piano
On composers and performances.
Music October 1987
The violinist of the age
On Josef Hassid.
Music April 1987
Sad thoughts on Walter Busterkeys, a.k.a. Liberace
On the pianist Wladziu Valentino Liberace.
Music March 1987
Schnabel redivivus
On the pianist Artur Schnabel.
Music January 1987
A dissent on Menotti
On the premiere of Goya at the Kennedy Center.
Music December 1986
The Berlin Philharmonic without Karajan
On the Berlin Philharmonic performance in New York.
Music November 1986
The Met’s failed Walküre
On the Metropolitan Opera’s performance.