“One day in 1948 or 1949, the Brentwood County Mart, a shopping complex in an upscale neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, was the scene of a slight disturbance that carried overtones of the most spectacular upheaval in twientieth-century music. Marta… — Alex Ross Copy Share
“One day in 1948 or 1949, the Brentwood County Mart, a shopping complex in an upscale neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, was the scene of a slight disturbance that carried overtones of the most spectacular upheaval in twientieth-century music. Marta Feuchtwanger, wife of émigré novelist Lion Feuchtwanger, was examining grapefruit in the produce section when she heard a voice shouting… — Alex Ross Copy Share
“It is one thing to get all the notes right; any number of unsocialized conservatory prodigies can do that. It is another thing to… — Alex Ross Copy Share Image
“For at least a century, the music has been captive to a cult of mediocre elitism that tries to manufacture self-esteem by clutching at… — Alex Ross Copy Share Image
