AHRC Online Conference

This is a post intended for the discussion unfolding in Musicology that overlaps issues in Performance and Production. With respect to recording, I think it's important to factor in the audience, not just the ways in which concepts of audio fidelity are constructed on the side of musicians, producers and audio engineers. My point is, however artifi...

First, allow me to thank Simon for inviting me to participate in these virtual discussions. I'm glad that he presented this particular issue as a cultural question. It is indeed that. But it goes beyond the question of how classical musicians feel about recording. I frequently tell my students that classical music and jazz are two genres in which t...