文档介绍：2011PartAText1 ThedecisionoftheNewYorkPhilharmonictohireAlanGilbertasitsnextmusicdirectorhasbeenthetalkoftheclassical-,theresponsehasbeenfavorable,tosaytheleast.“Hooray!Atlast!”wroteAnthonyTommasini,asober-sidedclassical-ritic. Oneofthereasonswhytheappointmentcameassuchasurprise,however,,whohadadvocatedGilbert’sappointmentintheTimes,callshim“anunpretentiousmusicianwithnoairoftheformidableconductorabouthim.”AsadescriptionofthenextmusicdirectorofanorchestrathathashithertobeenledbymusicianslikeGustavMahlerandPierreBoulez,thatseemslikelytohavestruckatleastsomeTimesreadersasfaintpraise. Formypart,,positions,butitisnotnecessaryformetovisitAveryFisherHall,oranywhereelse,,puteranddownloadstillmorerecordedmusicfromiTunes. ,attention,andmoneyoftheart-lovingpublic,petenotonlywithoperahouses,dancetroupes,panies,andmuseums,,availableeverywhere,andveryoftenmuchhigherinartisticqualitythantoday’sliveperformances;moreover,theycanbe“consumed”atatimeandplaceoft