[grumpygresh]

The Nazis banned Mendelsohn because he was ethnically Jewish (although he converted to Christianity) as well as all Jewish composers and performers.

Looks like the Left is doing the same thing here.

[bboop]

Try to produce something then, instead of just complaining. Until then, Bach+Beethoven+Mozart+Brahms win hands down.

[Robwin]

If classical music is dominated by white European males and that’s a bad thing, why don’t the PTB adopt some pieces from the Wakanda symphony orchestra?

[ml/nj]

self ping

[American in Israel]

The classical theme is love persevering trial. The theme of rap is Hate porn

[Captain Compassion]

The Met can do Porgy and Bess. There problem solved.

[glennaro]

Gee, my favorite "arts" magazine, "Scabies".

No thanks.

[EdnaMode]

PUKE!

[BlueLancer]

Let 'em play whatever they want ...

... but they have to come up with their own instruments. I'm pretty sure that most, if not all, of the orchestral instruments were created by men ... and white men at that.

Only instruments that can be traced to African, Native American, Native Central/South American, or aboriginal societies can be used in these non-White "classical" pieces.

[doorgunner69]

What endless “kill the cops” and “bitches” interspersed with countless “muddaf*cker” set to jungle beat is not equivalent to classical music?

[Zeppo]

As a white man, there have been and continue to be countless times in which I have needed to recognize that privilege, white supremacy, homophobia, toxic masculinity, and gender normativity are layered issues. It’s easy to call a Nazi a racist because they are so obviously a racist. Not all racists are willing to take up that mantle.

I'm not at all afraid to call Daniel Johanson a racist and an idiot. While in many cases I do not understand "self-hating" individuals, it is quite easy to understand why the hate-filled Daniel Johanson hates himself - I mean, who wouldn't hate him?

But evidently Johanson does not understand things that are so simple that even a schoolchild could understand - for example, that millions and millions of people around the world who are not 'white males' cherish Western classical music because the best of that genre is truly an accomplishment for humanity.

Just one out of many things to point out to the clueless bigot Daniel Johanson - Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is immensely popular with millions of white-skinned racists who are natives of Japan (wait, wut?). Shouldn't he be preaching to all of them that what they enjoy is filthy and wrong, and that instead they should replace it with music created by transgendered people of color?

It is impossible to overstate the sickening, deep-seated stupidity of Daniel Johanson...

[shanover]

There are so many ashamed of themselves and their culture so this is the only way they can vent. They are sick, twisted and demented. These people cannot acknowledge a Renaissance and clamor for the Dark Ages for example.

[donaldo]

Last time I looked all the Founding Fathers were white guys. The horror!

[Lee25]

Classical music is only one I enjoy. By the way I’m not white. Also I read somewhere that if a store plays classical music like Mozart or Beethoven’s, it can effectively prevent blacks from loitering around your store. I never own a store of any kind. It could make sense, though. Anyone here has experience of it ?

[Terry L Smith]

Get rid of the blasted “urban alimentary canal music”, the “autotune”, and start failing students who cannot communicate clearly without mumbling, and we might clear up this quagmire.

[BEJ]

Classical music makes the pretension claim to be the highest type of music — it is “serious” music, “art” music and the other types of music are “folk” music. Now the author wants to say this self acclaimed adherence to excellence in classical music is to be traded in for considerations on race, sex, gender, etc. What this does is reduce the standards of excellence in any area of study: art, music, science, etc. This is not a new argument against PC codes. It is also the issue at the heart of the university: What is it that the university stands for, Truth or Social Justice. If we limit or reduce our standards on the truth then Truth will not emerge; and it is the expression and adherence to truth, that gives our society its excellence and advances its continuation into the future.

[NorthMountain]

taking to task the institution’s insistence on an entirely white and male composer list, as well as a completely male roster of conductors taking the podium.

The idea is for it to be good ... right?

[ml/nj]

I don't know about conductors but Pretty Yende is the star of L'Elisir at the Metropolitan Opera this season. And she'll be back for Lucia later in the season. She's really delightful.

This is her fourth season at the Met, I think.

I just love this interview she did just before her Met debut.

ML/NJ

[Intolerant in NJ]

Olga Kern performs the conclusion of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto - it's all about merit - those who have the skills to compose and perform, compose and perform - those who don't, write articles about how unfair it all is - but when you're listening to classical music it's impossible to tell what the sex or race of the artists involved are, only how good the music is......

[The Fop]

The Asians will keep Classical music alive. They live a lifestyle that’s much closer to the way White people used to live than how most White people live today. It’s no wonder they have an appreciation for legitimate “high art”.