MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Live performance ended abruptly in March as the coronavirus spread around the world, putting musicians out of work and audiences out of concert halls. Artists have taken to the internet, sending out livestreams, prerecorded streams, streams from the archives — almost all with the implied caveat that nothing beats the real thing, the real sound. On Thursday evening, two of our classical music critics, Joshua Barone and Zachary Woolfe, did what they used to do several times a week: They went to a concert. Since then I haven’t heard any live music except for my own amateur playing, which even my dog doesn’t want to be in the audience for. ZACHARY WOOLFE I understand you’ve even been pecking out the “Goldberg” Variations on the piano!

Source: New York Times August 21, 2020 16:52 UTC