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1984 BBC Young Musician of The Year Performs Crusell's Concerto in F Minor
The MHS Review 392 Vol. 11 No. 14 1987
David M. Greene

"...the point of this particular choice has more rationale than just the decided charm of the concerto. In 1984 thousands of Britishers were glued to their tellys for five weeks watching the BBC competition for Young Musician of the Year, and saw Miss Johnson win with this piece. "
A Compelling Reading: Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra
The MHS Review 376 Vol. 10, No. 16 • 1986
David M. Greene

Musicians of my acquaintance talked about Bartok, Stravinsky, and Schoenberg as though they were music's Holy Trinity. Today there are few musicians who deign to speak to me, but I somehow get the impression that, as an influence, Bartok has been removed from that lofty eminence.
A Delightful Group: American Piano Music by Bennett Lerner
The MHS Review 381 Vol. 11, NO. 3 • 1987
David M. Greene

Seeing the title of this record, I was a bit taken aback. I didn't know what to expect. One of those horsehairstuffed sonatas by MacDowell? Some of those ickey-poo salon pieces by Ethelbert Nevin? It was difficult to guess at anything much later. Who knows the piano works by Howard Hanson or Roger Sessions? The complete piano music by Leonard Bernstein and Irving Babbitt occupies an LP apiece, and Copland's just two. For a moment I wondered if anyone still writes piano music.