In 2023, the Japanese film composer and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto died of cancer. Knowing he had a death sentence, he agreed to have his son the director Neo Sora, film.
This is the grave of Arthur Foote. Born in 1853 in Salem, Massachusetts, Foote went to Harvard and eventually moved to Boston. The family was ancient New England, Revolutionary War.
This is the grave of Gioachino Rossini. Born in 1792 in Pesaro, which was then in the Papal States, but now of course is in Italy, Rossini did not grow.
This is the grave of Samuel Barber. Born in 1910 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Barber grew up as part of the early 20th century elite. His family went back generations.
Few workers have it worse than those in the classical music industry. At the best of times, there's not much money. Even though they have good unions, they just don't.
This is the grave of Artur Rodzinski. Born in 1892 in Split, in what is today Croatia, Rodzinski grew up in the elite of the late Austro-Hungarian Empire. His father.
The great composer and conductor and general prophet of modernism in music has died at the age of 90.
I certainly don't care about the fate of most record labels, but streaming services increasingly make it difficult for musicians in less popular genres like jazz or classical to survive..
