Heather Mac Donald argues that we are in the middle of one in this excellent piece over at City Journal. If you love classical music I urge you to read it. Whether you agree or disagree, her obvious love for the music is infectious. I just discovered the piece yesterday and read it last night. Today I found she's been in a good ole' knock-down drag-out over the issue with Greg Sandow, who blogs about classical music over at ArtsJournal. Sandow's objections to her piece can be found in Heather's rebuttal, which I haven't read yet but will by the end of the evening. Heather, whom I've loved for years for her writings on crime, terrorism, and immigration over at City Journal, has recently begun focusing her attention on classical music. It's a great gift to those of us who admire her and love classical music. Sandow I don't know as much about, though I think he makes some decent points in his posts. While it's clear they don't have much love lost for each other, I'm finding it to be great fun. I'm also wondering what Terry Teachout has to say about the matter. Terry, who also blogs at Arts Journal, must have some knowledge of Sandow and his writings, and as a fellow New Yorker and conservative he is no doubt aware of Heather Mac Donald. He also has a deep knowledge of the music and writes beautifully about it. So I propose he be the referee and settle the matter. In the meantime, how about some Brahms, specifically the first movement of the Piano Trio in B, a piece I've been listening to over and over recently, performed by Eugene Istomin, Isaac Stern, and Leonard Rose.
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