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I'd say you're missing the point of criticism: of course it's about judging the performance!

As I hinted, it's exactly the same as the judge at a music competition. Imagine a judge withholding… judgment?
If one mainly wishes for all the material that leads up to an opinion, one can read a musicologist!
Don't misunderstand, a bloated opinion piece with no information as you detailed truly would be worthless: we must know something of the person's standards, the way the performer met or missed them.
You seemingly would ask a restaurant critic to detail the food preparation, the history of the dish---- and omit the taste and flavor, the skill of execution.
(BTW, I think Schonberg was a fine writer and I valued his opinions, though I differed much with his--- as I have with all others. I'd mention, in passing, that G. B. Shaw was a fantastic music critic; of course, it's hard to fault his language…).


Edits: 11/16/14
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