What the Fuss Is About
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Ian Bostridge, the British tenor, is one of the most ballyhooed singers in the world; Leif Ove Andsnes, the Norwegian pianist, is one of the most ballyhooed instrumentalists in the world. Sometimes they deserve this enthusiasm; at other times, one wonders – I wonder – “What’s all the fuss about?”
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