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About Brian Wise

I am an audio producer, journalist and editor with more than 20 years of experience working for major-market media outlets, radio stations and arts organizations. More


  • Mahler’s Eighth Symphony: Unjustly Neglected?

    Mahler’s Eighth Symphony: Unjustly Neglected?

    There’s no other symphony like Gustav Mahler’s Eighth. The piece got its nickname, the “Symphony of a Thousand,” at its 1910 premiere in Munich, which featured 1,030 performers, including 858 singers, 171 instrumentalists and the composer himself on the podium. Although a thousand musicians aren’t normally used these days (300 to 500 is more typical), it’s still a demanding and expensive undertaking, […]

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    23 January 2016
  • Hollywood’s Diversity Debate Has Echoes in Classical Music

    Hollywood’s Diversity Debate Has Echoes in Classical Music

    The dearth of black actors among this year’s Oscar nominees has triggered what some observers are calling a full-fledged diversity crisis for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, even as the president of the organization has promised change. Lack of diversity in the arts isn’t just a concern for Hollywood, of course, and there […]

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    20 January 2016
  • ‘The Revenant’ Mixes Savage Landscapes with Classical Music

    ‘The Revenant’ Mixes Savage Landscapes with Classical Music

    For the second year in a row, the film with the most Academy Award nominations features a soundtrack peppered with classical compositions. In both instances, the filmmaker responsible for the mix is the Mexican director, producer and former composer Alejandro González Iñárritu.

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    16 January 2016
  • 11 Classical Music Highlights From the NYPL Digital Archives

    11 Classical Music Highlights From the NYPL Digital Archives

    Once the esoteric pursuit of historians and library nerds, interest in archival photography has skyrocketed recently thanks to digital-forward research libraries as well as social media websites like Instagram, Retronaut and Vintage Everyday. Last week, the New York Public Library did its part in a big way, releasing over 180,000 digital images for public use on its Digital Collections website.

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    10 January 2016
  • Classical Music Listeners Faithful to Physical CDs in 2015

    Classical Music Listeners Faithful to Physical CDs in 2015

    Classical music listeners remained faithful to the physical album in 2015, even as CD sales across all genres dropped and overall streaming numbers nearly doubled.

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    7 January 2016
  • Pierre Boulez’s Rug Concerts, Ahead of the Curve

    Pierre Boulez’s Rug Concerts, Ahead of the Curve

    Tributes are being paid to Pierre Boulez, the pioneering French composer, conductor and theorist, who died on Tuesday at age 90. Looking back at a career that stretched over seven eventful decades, a particularly lively chapter took place during his tenure as music director of the New York Philharmonic, from 1971 to 1977.

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    6 January 2016
  • 7 Classical Music Trends to Watch for in 2016

    7 Classical Music Trends to Watch for in 2016

    What will happen in 2016 in classical music? Here are seven trends to look out for.

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    31 December 2015
  • The Year 2015 in Classical Music Videos

    The Year 2015 in Classical Music Videos

    For the final week of 2015, the pop music critics of the New York Times put together a survey of their top music videos of the year. A couple of the choices crossed into classical territory, including an intriguing video for Terry Riley’s minimalist landmark In C.

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    28 December 2015
  • The Top Classical Music States, According to Google Trends

    The Top Classical Music States, According to Google Trends

    Here’s a test: try and guess where in the United States people exhibit the most interest in classical music.

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    22 December 2015
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