[ANPPOM-Lista] Reviewing critical practice (artigo)

[Carlos Palombini]

Reviewing critical practice: An analysis of *Gramophone*’s reviews of
Beethoven’s piano sonatas, 1923-2010

Elena Alessandri, Hubert Eiholzer, Aaron Williamon

ABSTRACT The study offers an overview of a large sample of music
performance criticism in the British classical music market through the
analysis of reviews of Beethoven’s piano sonata recordings (N = 845)
published in the magazine *Gramophone* between 1923 and 2010. Reviews were
collected from the *Gramophone* archive, and descriptive and inferential
statistics were used to explore the reviews’ metadata: issue, text length,
repertoire, release status, pianists reviewed and critics. There was a
large number of recordings (n = 641) and pianists (n = 216) considered
during this period, with reviews provided by 52 critics. However, reviews
were concentrated around only a small number of authors and performers. The
most frequently published critics had long careers and a high level of
familiarity with the repertoire and its interpretations. Comparisons
between performances were found to be a characterizing trait of critical
practice, and the most often reviewed pianists corresponded to those most
frequently used for comparisons. Besides new recordings, there were many
reviews of re-issues (n = 205), although this pattern decreased in later
decades. The findings emphasize the importance of the comparative element
for the evaluation of performances and the necessity to account for the
peculiar nature of recorded versus live performance to understand the
processes behind critical practice. Furthermore, taken together the results
suggest that critics have an important role as filters of choice in the
music recording market.

Elena Alessandri, Hubert Eiholzer, Aaron Williamon, "Reviewing critical
practice: An analysis of *Gramophone*’s reviews of Beethoven’s piano
sonatas, 1923-2010", *Musicae Scientiae* (Impact Factor: 0.2). 06/2014;
18(2):131-149. DOI: 10.1177/1029864913519466

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carlos palombini
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professor colaborador ppgm-unirio
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