THE MUSICAL CLIMATE
Sir-Mr Richard Hoffmann has seen fit to deplore the low standard of appreciation and awareness of modern music in this country. He gives one reason as being the unimaginative programmes presented here by overseas artists. Julius Katchen, at the conclusion of his first New Zealand tour, publicly stated that he had been misinformed as to the musical climate in New Zealand, and that in any future tour he would amend his programmes accordingly and include a greater measure of contemporary music. In his first tour his repertoire consisted almost entirely of the "better-known classics," and this lack df variety was deplored by critics generally. It is admitted that in this country the performance of a new work at every concert is not always done, but if Mr Hoffmann would care to look over the programmes of touring artists and ensembles of the last ten years he will find in most cases quite a high proportion of contemporary works-including a few by American composers. Mr Hoffmann has been absent from New Zealand since 1947, apart from some few short holidays, and I really doubt that after barely three weeks in New Zealand he has been able to analyse the musical taste of the entire country so authoritatively and com-
pletely.
C.C.
G.
(Auckland).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 943, 6 September 1957, Page 11
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215THE MUSICAL CLIMATE New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 943, 6 September 1957, Page 11
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