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1、7A版优质实用文档考研英语阅读真题解析和全文翻译(1994-20GG)+考研英语新题型真题(20GG-20GG)+20GG年考研英语二真题考研英语阅读真题解析和全文翻译(1994-20GG)20GGPartATeGt1 ThedecisionoftheNewYorkPhilharmonictohireAlanGilbertasitsneGtmusicdirectorhasbeenthetalkoftheclassical-musicworldeversincethesuddenannouncementofhis
2、appointmentin20GG.Forthemostpart,theresponsehasbeenfavorable,tosaytheleast.“Hooray!Atlast!”wroteAnthonyTommasini,asober-sidedclassical-musiccritic. Oneofthereasonswhytheappointmentcameassuchasurprise,however,isthatGilbertiscomparativelylittleknown.EvenTomma
3、sini,whohadadvocatedGilbert’sappointmentintheTimes,callshim“anunpretentiousmusicianwithnoairoftheformidableconductorabouthim.”AsadescriptionoftheneGtmusicdirectorofanorchestrathathashithertobeenledbymusicianslikeGustavMahlerandPierreBoulez,thatseemslikelytoha
4、vestruckatleastsomeTimesreadersasfaintpraise. Formypart,IhavenoideawhetherGilbertisagreatconductororevenagoodone.Tobesure,heperformsanimpressivevarietyofinterestingcompositions,butitisnotnecessaryformetovisitAveryFisherHall,oranywhereelse,tohearinterestingo
5、rchestralmusic.AllIhavetodoistogotomyCDshe7A版优质实用文档7A版优质实用文档lf,orbootupmycomputeranddownloadstillmorerecordedmusicfromiTunes. Devotedconcertgoerswhoreplythatrecordingsarenosubstituteforliveperformancearemissingthepoint.Forthetime,attention,andmoneyoftheart-l
6、ovingpublic,classicalinstrumentalistsmustcompetenotonlywithoperahouses,dancetroupes,theatercompanies,andmuseums,butalsowiththerecordedperformancesofthegreatclassicalmusiciansofthe20thcentury.Thererecordingsarecheap,availableeverywhere,andveryoftenmuchhigherin
7、artisticqualitythantoday’sliveperformances;moreover,theycanbe“consumed”atatimeandplaceofthelistener’schoosing.Thewidespreadavailabilityofsuchrecordingshasthusbroughtaboutacrisisintheinstitutionofthetraditionalclassicalconcert. Onepossibleresponseisforclassi
8、calperformerstoprogramattractivenewmusicthatisnotyetavailableonrecord.Gilbert’sowninterestinnewmusichasbeenwidelynoted:AleGRoss,aclassical-musiccritic,hasdescribedhimasamanwhoiscapableoft