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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In the Arts section of the NY Times, they are featuring a three-part series of articles about the veritable explosion of interest in classsical music in China.Part 1. deals with the remarkable growth of schools and conservatories training thousands of talented Chinese youngsters in the theory and techniques of playing classical music. It also mentions the renewed interest of the Chinese goverment in building modern concert halls and sponsoring competitions for promising young musicians. The sale of classical recordings is booming, and many US and European orchestras are now making plans to travel to China, where they are guaranteed sold-out performances.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/03/arts/music/03class1.html?pagewanted=all
Part 2. is an account with the recent invasion of vast numbers of talented young Chinese musicians comming to the United States to study or even win places in major symphony orchestras.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/04/arts/music/04clas.html?_r=1&ref=arts&pagewanted=all
In another interesting development, the articles mention that, although the quality brass instruments produced in China is still mediocre, they are leading the world in the production of stringed instruments, and the qualtiy of the violins from their master luthiers rivals the best of Europe.
The following article mentions the grudging admiration of the Cremonese master luthiers for the instruments of their Chinese competition.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/05/wviolins05.xml
Regards
Barney
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Topic - The Classical Revolution in China. The Hope of the Future? - BarneyT 10:09:46 04/04/07 (35)
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- Fair request... - SE 13:03:43 04/04/07 (5)
- Re: Fair request... - Tom B. 16:34:57 04/04/07 (4)
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- Pletnev? Gergiev? Thinkers?? - jdaniel 18:26:37 04/04/07 (2)
- correction: - jdaniel 18:30:47 04/04/07 (1)
- Everyone is allowed to their opinion. n/t - SE 21:53:15 04/04/07 (0)
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