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MusicFebruary 18, 2016
The Alter Ego of Robert Craft
For many years, the conductor was inseparable from the music and household of Igor Stravinsky.
David Schiff
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Language ArtsJanuary 23, 2013
Magna Carter
Every musical note has life in it. For six decades the composer Elliott Carter imagined that life precisely.
David Schiff
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CultureMarch 23, 2011
The Three Faces of Steve: On Stephen Sondheim
Finishing the Hat makes clear Stephen Sondheim’s belief that being an artist requires intellectual vigilance.
David Schiff
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MusicJuly 1, 2010
Roll Over Techno
Can the conundrum of Stravinsky’s wayward development be answered by exploring his national roots?
David Schiff
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MusicJune 30, 2010
Roll Over Techno
Can the conundrum of Stravinsky’s wayward development be answered by exploring his Russian roots?
David Schiff
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BiographyFebruary 11, 2010
Not Even Bing’s: On Louis Armstrong
Terry Teachout’s new biography of Louis Armstrong is stuck in the discophile groove.
David Schiff
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BiographyJune 24, 2009
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MusicDecember 17, 2008
Ives’s Ears: Charles Ives Reconsidered
In songs, symphonies and sonatas, Charles Ives furnished America’s musical past with a future.
David Schiff
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Books and IdeasAugust 27, 2008
Britten’s ‘Peter Grimes’ a Masterpiece of Opera Noir
A recent production of Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes is a grim masterpiece of opera noir.
David Schiff
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February 28, 2008
The Stravinsky Shuffle
Why listen to Stravinksy in sequence when you can click shuffle on your iPod and rediscover the music anew?
David Schiff