A Dazzler
Notes on André Previn.
Music
Imagine There’s No Cultural Memory
The MIT prof, Cesar Hildago, is studying how long famous people endure after they're gone. His estimate is five to 30 years.
Please Stay Seated
We should be discerning in our applause and praise, giving it when we see a good job well done.
Reflecting What They Were?
The Velvet Underground Experience: A miss.
‘I Made It All Up’: Bruce Springsteen versus the Cult of Authenticity
His persona may be fake, but his artistry is sublime.
Bon-Bons for All
Jay Nordlinger on encores in the concert hall and opera house.
Classical Music Isn’t for the Masses. That’s Fine.
Classical music need not beg for an audience.
Nézet-Séguin Impresses in His Met Debut, with La Traviata
Under his baton, the glorious music made up for so-so staging and ugly costumes.
The Met’s La Bohème Is Tasteful and Delightful
Impeccable sets and outstanding performers bring Puccini’s music to life.
Books and the Buckley Mission
The section’s first word is Books, and from the 1955 premiere issue National Review has reviewed thousands of important histories, memoirs, and rallying cries