Commenter Thread Comments on Weekend music thread #10 Maurice Ravel by Snarki, child of Loki 2025-12-26 22:43:56 "Their long-time conductor (1978-2002) left acrimoniously after labor disputes and has since been the subject of multiple sexual assault allegations" Well, at least not Nazi-adjacent like von Karajan. It can be SO hard to separate artistic excellence from non-artistic assholery. It works much better when all the artists are long dead. Maybe that's why "vita brevis, ars longa" is important.
"Their long-time conductor (1978-2002) left acrimoniously after labor disputes and has since been the subject of multiple sexual assault allegations"
Well, at least not Nazi-adjacent like von Karajan.
It can be SO hard to separate artistic excellence from non-artistic assholery. It works much better when all the artists are long dead.
Maybe that's why "vita brevis, ars longa" is important.