Dave Hurwitz – Roger Norrington – Regietheater

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Hilariously worded music criticism

Dave Hurwitz takes Roger Norrington to task: He argues that Norrington’s rigid, ‘historically informed’ style ignores emotional warmth, is based on a misunderstanding of authenticity, and misleads listeners.

Hurwitz is often polarising and humorous. Softies describe him as authoritarian, blunt and harsh, but in his arguments against Norrington (and, incidentally, against Regietheater), he combines irrefutable musical evidence with elegant criticism. Yes, Hurwitz can be provocative, but that is exactly what is needed at this moment in time. His criticism is always musicologically sound and demonstrates a keen musical ear.

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Olivier Keegel
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A.A.J. Reijgersberg
A.A.J. Reijgersberg
2 days ago

De boodschap is duidelijk. De waarheid vereist vaak ironie en sarcasme.
De maestro uit de tijd dat Opera, ook in Duitsland, nog Opera was, en geen ideologisch (!) verwrongen Regietheater verplaatst naar bijvoorbeeld psychiatrische instellingen of contemporaine expliciet vrouwvriendelijke woke-platforms, staat links boven in het beeld: Herbert von Karajan.
Actueel voorbeeld: zijn uitvoering van Boris Godunov (Salzburger Festspiele 1965-1967).

fred
fred
2 days ago

Een overroepen charlatan, niet echt serieus en na drie clips heb je het wel gehad