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Alex Ross

Alex Ross

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Music critic of The New Yorker since 1996 and author of The Rest Is Noise, Listen to This and Wagnerism.

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  1. Our reading

    Contemporary composition is as vital as ever.

    Their wordsAlthough the musical scene exhilarates me more than ever - contemporary composition is eternally vital - I wouldn't want to overstay my welcome.

    ↗Personal notetherestisnoise.com 1st of 2 in this piece

  3. Our reading

    Criticism as a field of writing is declining today.

    Their wordsDavid Remnick, who has given me free rein at a time when criticism is withering away

    ↗Personal notetherestisnoise.com 2nd of 2 in this piece

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  5. Our reading

    Prose written in an intensely musical, rhythmically dense style is inherently difficult for composers to adapt successfully into music.

    writing

    Their wordsWriters of such concentrated style can pose a danger for composers.

    ↗Liner notes to What Belongs to Youtherestisnoise.com 1st of 2 in this piece

  7. Our reading

    Benjamin Britten is the benchmark among English-language composers for setting the work of intensely musical writers like Shakespeare and Keats to music.

    benchmarks

    Their wordsIn the English-language arena, Britten sets the standard for handling writers of inborn musical power-the likes of Shakespeare, Donne, Blake, Keats, Hopkins.

    ↗Liner notes to What Belongs to Youtherestisnoise.com 2nd of 2 in this piece