tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31627764.post3130247950546491538..comments2023-09-12T16:50:37.041+01:00Comments on Life of a musician-Robin Hill: Music to the MassesAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16425434566456496622noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31627764.post-20254810299261986262006-11-01T20:04:00.000+00:002006-11-01T20:04:00.000+00:00Andre, thank you for your comments. I think that y...Andre, thank you for your comments. I think that you are right, the internet has a huge following within 'pop' music. But as your figures show, classical music is fighting back!<br />I feel it has taken all those connected with classical music a little longer to realise the potential, but we are getting there.<br />I would also agree that all readers should take a look at 'Virtuoso'!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425434566456496622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31627764.post-83277040924645250642006-11-01T15:08:00.000+00:002006-11-01T15:08:00.000+00:00I have to agree with you Anna... comments such as ...I have to agree with you Anna... comments such as 'classical music is in decline' is another of the common beliefs perpectuated by the press, but that doesn't necessarily reflect the view of the wider public. If such internet sites as YouTube and MySpace are anything to go by then classical music is very popular, with over 9,000 videos related to classical music on YouTube and over 23,000 related entries on MySpace. The fact that these aren't the highest entries merely reflects that the internet has a very 'pop culture' bias. Robin's own video for his Virtuoso album can of course be found online on YouTube, here: <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f-7GQA2UHg">Virtuoso on YouTube</A> and I'd encourage all your readers to take a look.Little Urchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883484091851187060noreply@blogger.com