tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post112966491709285908..comments2024-03-29T04:15:17.481-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Martin StadtfeldCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1158957516016358072006-09-22T15:38:00.000-05:002006-09-22T15:38:00.000-05:00I attended a concert performance of Martin Stadtfe...I attended a concert performance of Martin Stadtfeld on Thursday here in Kaiserslautern, Germany. He was one of the most talented and gifted young pianist that I have ever seen. What an incredible young man.<BR/>Billy PhillipsThe Invisible Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421973013103811631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1130072168553895842005-10-23T07:56:00.000-05:002005-10-23T07:56:00.000-05:00henry,i absolutely agree with you (and I think ion...henry,<BR/><BR/>i absolutely agree with you (and I think ionarts in general does, too - even if this post doesn't exactly scream that message) that cross-over does explicitly <I>not</I> draw new audiences into core classical repertoire. Groban and Amici and Opera Babes and (the worst of the worst:) Bond do, if anything, negative things to classical reputation. Those who enjoy these genre jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1130047398834125432005-10-23T01:03:00.000-05:002005-10-23T01:03:00.000-05:00Jesus wept.Is this what it's come to? We have to r...Jesus wept.<BR/><BR/>Is this what it's come to? We have to rely on a good looking men (and believe me, I have no problem with good looking men most of the time) to sell Bach? I guarantee you that if some "MTV generation" type buys that CD because they want to get in that gentleman's pants, most won't make it past the first ten minutes of it. Because *gasp* appreciating Bach takes WORK. It's a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1129994674413189682005-10-22T10:24:00.000-05:002005-10-22T10:24:00.000-05:00In Stadtfeld's case, it looks his bed does his hai...In Stadtfeld's case, it looks his bed does his hair.Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1129983584542864732005-10-22T07:19:00.000-05:002005-10-22T07:19:00.000-05:00Who does the hair of clasical musicians??? especia...Who does the hair of clasical musicians??? especially the young guys.Mark Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403713669935706127noreply@blogger.com