http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Mon, 19 Jan 2004 09:53:49 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/01/19/090610.php#comment-37351 I think the classics labels just need more releases of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons". Actually, while the article calls for more stars, the real problem is repertoire. For example, DG-London-Philips in the 90s made most of their money from orchestral movie scores (eg Braveheart) The Three Tenors and catalogue. Expensive stars were a loss leader as long as they looked good on the cover. Add in the constant deficits almost all orhcestras run, and you have an unstainable business. 37351@blogcritics.org Mon, 19 Jan 2004 09:53:49 EST