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1、阅读理解解题流程Text1ThedecisionoftheNewYorkPhilharmonictohireAlanGlbertasitsnextmusicdirectorhasbeenthetalkoftheclassical-musicworldeversincethesuddenannouncementofhisappointmentin2009.Forthemostpart,theresponsehasbeenfavorable,tosaytheleast・“Hooray!Atlast!"wroteAnthonyTommasini,as
2、ober・sidedclassical-musiccritic.Oneofthereasonswhytheappointmentcameassuchasurprise,however,isthatGlbertiscomparativelylittleknown.EvenTommasini,whohadadvocatedGlbert'sappointmentintheTimes,callshim“anunpretentiousmusicianwithnoairoftheformidableconductorabouthim.”Asadescrip
3、tionofthenextmusicdirectorofanorchestrathathashithertobeenledbymusicianslikeGustavMahlerandRerreBoulez,thatseemslikelytohavestruckatleastsomeTimesreadersasfaintpraise.Formypart,IhavenoideawhetherGlbertisagreatconductororevenagoodone.Tobesure,heperformsanimpressivevarietyofin
4、terestingcompositions,butitisnotnecessaryformetovisitAveryFisherHall,oranywhereelse,tohearinterestingorchestralmusic.AllIhavetodoistogotomyCDshelf,orbootupmycomputeranddownloadstillmorerecordedmusicfromiTunes.Devotedconcertgoerswhoreplythatrecordingsarenosubstituteforliveper
5、formancearemissingthepoint.Forthetime,attention,andmoneyoftheart・lovingpublic,classicalinstrumentalistsmustcompetenotonlywithoperahouses,dancetroupes,theatercompanies,andmuseums,butalsowiththerecordedperformancesofthegreatclassicalmusiciansofthe20thcentury.Theserecordingsare
6、cheap,availableeverywhere,andveryoftenmuchhigherinartisticqualitythantoday'sliveperformsnces;moreover,theycanbe“consumednatatimeandplaceofthelistener'schoosing.Thewidespreadavailabilityofsuchrecordingshasthusbroughtaboutacrisisintheinstitutionofthetraditionalclassicalconcert
7、.Onepossibleresponseisforclassicalperformerstoprogramattractivenewmusicthatisnotyetavailableonrecord・Glbert'sowninterestinnewmusichasbeenwidelynoted:AlexRoss,aclassical-musiccritic,hasdescribedhimasamanwhoiscapableofturningthePhilharmonicinto“amarkedlydifferent,morevibrantor
8、ganization/*Butwhatwillbethenatureofthatdifference?Merelyexpandingtheorches
