Julia Lurie’s article on this
subject appeared in Mother Jones (3
November 2014; http://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/11/classical-revolution-music. Although I did not like the overall tone –
the piece centered around Classical Revolution, a group that has organized a
series of performances in precisely those venues, but which does not pay its
performer! – I cheerfully concede that it may perhaps point in a promising new
direction.
For decades I have fantasized about
recitals and chamber concerts performed not in sterile concert halls, but
rather in private homes. The famous Schubertiade depicted by Mortiz von
Schwind comes readily to mind, and I visualized precisely that sort of
setting. I am sure that bars and cafes might
also work, although I feel very strongly that the performers must be paid!
