Elliott Carter, John Cage and The Emperor’s New Clothes

I freely admit that the title of this post is a bit edgy, if not downright inflammatory. Hopefully, though, it will prove a harmless attention-grabber and sufficiently relevant to what follows.

A Cruel Trick

Perhaps I shouldn’t be comfortable admitting that I was fooled recently by what I thought was an absolutely fascinating interview with the great American composer Elliott Carter. Several friends forwarded the following Associated Press article to me by e-mail. I read it and immediately forwarded it to someone I thought would also find it interesting. Read more

June 11, 2007 | Filed Under Videos, New Music | 3 Comments