For this month’s edition we asked Edward Reichel, the former music critic at the Deseret News who since that paper decided to abandon professional arts writing has been maintaining his critical voice at reichelrecommends.com, to tell us why classical music matters.
READ HIS RESPONSE IN OUR MARCH 2011 EDITION.
COMMENT BELOW.
4 comments
Dennis Mecham says:
Mar 3, 2011
To neglect classical music is in a way to neglect our heritage. All music we have today evolved not only from classical music but our musical origins are actually traced back to Gregorian Chant. When I listen to music created hundreds or over a thousand years ago it strikes a deep chord within myself. All music, in its own time, was popular music. What we define as classical music is the music that has survived the ultimate judge of art: time. I think we should consider that of all the music being made today only a very minute of it will be know in 200 years. The same was true hundreds of years ago so any music that has survived must have some real merit.
Betsy says:
Mar 3, 2011
Really great article. I particularly love Morris Rosenzweig’s comment: “We rarely question why we should read great authors or look at great paintings; why should we question the importance of great music?”
Bailey says:
Mar 4, 2011
Great article. However, The Composer’s Datebook states “reminding you that all music was once new” not “popular.” http://composersdatebook.publicradio.org/
Laura says:
Mar 11, 2011
I actually thought the same thing when I first read this article, but then I saw when Reichel mentioned that tagline he said he was paraphrasing. Probably to make his point.