Bernard Holland earns his share of both hosannas and brickbats amongst the bloggerati. It is far from my place to judge, but I am gladly willing to state in this most public of forums that I hope to one day write a piece of criticism as insightful and incisive as this review of Friday night's Berlin Philharmonic concert.
Mr. Holland -- I employ that usage not according to the Times style guide, but out of utmost respect -- can at his best write rings around us all. Here is proof.
That's a good one, for sure, but he is unbearable when he runs off the rails. You might remember that article on young string quartets that started off by mentioning the two pregnant women among the players, for example.
Posted by: Lisa Hirsch | November 19, 2007 at 09:56 AM
Like most critics, he has his hits and his strikeouts.
Posted by: David Irwin | November 19, 2007 at 06:40 PM