Challenging Performance: Classical Music Performance Norms and How to Escape Them
Daniel Leech-Wilkinson
76 episodes
9 months ago
The UN Human Rights Council advocates ‘the right ... to freely ... contribute to artistic expressions and creations'. This the classical music business does not currently permit. There’s no excuse for such a high-profile, high-status embodiment of Western cultural values not to be in conformity with its (now) foundational statement of ethical and political values. And no need either.
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The UN Human Rights Council advocates ‘the right ... to freely ... contribute to artistic expressions and creations'. This the classical music business does not currently permit. There’s no excuse for such a high-profile, high-status embodiment of Western cultural values not to be in conformity with its (now) foundational statement of ethical and political values. And no need either.
Challenging Performance, Chapter 22.3 : Expression is dangerous
Challenging Performance: Classical Music Performance Norms and How to Escape Them
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10 months ago
Challenging Performance, Chapter 22.3 : Expression is dangerous
If how music feels matters more to our biology and psychology than how obedient it is—to traditions, rules and norms—then this only adds to its danger for those who feel entitled to rule on how it should sound.
Challenging Performance: Classical Music Performance Norms and How to Escape Them
The UN Human Rights Council advocates ‘the right ... to freely ... contribute to artistic expressions and creations'. This the classical music business does not currently permit. There’s no excuse for such a high-profile, high-status embodiment of Western cultural values not to be in conformity with its (now) foundational statement of ethical and political values. And no need either.
