Music Lane

Do you think that Liberace helped the cause of classical music?

72.225.192.81

This Post Has Been Edited by the Author

In Reply to: RE: Lang Lang - I cannot stand him but ...... posted by John C. - Aussie on July 06, 2012 at 05:48:42

I don't. Even though I find him interesting, and not incidentally, a lot more interesting than Lang Lang. Who else could have brought together the low-brow mistrust of European high culture (portrayed by the inevitable harpsichord scene in every Dracula movie) with the popular belief that classical music is a music for pansies? I don't even think that Liberace lacks virility in the way that Lang Lang does. While L.L. apes noble sentiments in a manner that is truly repulsive, Liberace caricatures society's insecurities and delivers a performance that, seen properly, really is an art form.

Follow Ups: