Talk:Norman Lebrecht

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[edit] Re assertion: "Lebrecht’s predictions on the decline of the classical music industry have been generally vindicated"

See the following counter arguments:

• British Critic's Book Is Withdrawn. By Daniel J. Wakin. The New York Times, October 20, 2007. [1]

• What a bum note, Norman. "Norman Lebrecht's Maestros, Masterpieces and Madness launches a strident attack on classical music. Alas, it drops the baton, says Adam Mars-Jones". The Observer, April 15, 2007. [2]

• Can classical music escape the noose? "Doomsayers claim that classical recording has a death wish. Neil Fisher argues it’s not over till the small labels sing". The Times, April 27, 2007. [3]

• Review: Maestros, Masterpieces and Madness by Norman Lebrecht. By Anna Picard, The Independent on Sunday, 22 April 2007. [4]

• A Scavenger Of Classical Music. Review of Norman Lebrecht: The Life and Death of Classical Music. By Benjamin Ivry, The New York Sun, April 19, 2007. [5]

• The day the music died? (Review of Maestros, Masterpieces and Madness) By Susan Tomes, The Independent, April 6, 2007.[6]

• Curtain call for the classics (Review of Maestros, Masterpieces and Madness) By Michael White, The Sunday Times. April 8, 2007. [7]

Voceditenore 11:29, 22 October 2007 (UTC)