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Remember The ‘1812 Overture’? What Happened To The Whole ‘Light Classical’ Repertoire?

AUDIENCE, MUSIC Posted: August 26, 2016 6:00 am

“What is disappearing, some say, are the light classics that once were staples of mainstream classical concerts that, around the middle of the last century, migrated to pops” and which pops orchestras have now abandoned in favor of classic rock and the like. Says conductor John Mauceri, “If you’re going to do a Mahler symphony as the centerpiece of a concert, you don’t have any room for von Suppé or Offenbach.”

AUDIENCE, MUSIC Published: 08.25.16

Read the story in New York Times Published: 08.25.16

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