Those authors and publishers who are busy defending protectionism so as to ensure an income stream should examine the fate of the classical music recording industry.
Classical music
Garrett’s National Academy of Music line doesn’t sound right
The recent decision by the Arts Minister to close down The Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) in order to replace it by Australian Institute of Musical Performance (AIMP) is so nonsensical that it must be fishy, writes Lionel Kowal.
Recession proof Andre Rieu
Perhaps not since the famous 1976 ‘Hot August Night’ tour by Neil Diamond has there been anything as ubiquitous and anticipated as Andrew Rieu’s triumphal Australian waltz, writes Ross Stapleton.
Discord as Cleveland Plain Dealer slings its critic
Classical music critics are a dying breed in the media writes Greg Barns.
A Cup history: From Wotan to Wagner to Highland Nectar Whiskey
When Wotan won the 1936 Melbourne Cup at 100 to one, the bookies laughed. Placed last at the mile post, the New Zealand four-year old finished in a record 3 minutes 21 ¼ seconds. Turf historians put Wotan’s success down to breeding, though lineage had not been in evidence when it tailed the field of the Cox Plate.
