This is a mostly negative review of David Tudor’s first of three recitals at the Living Theatre. Like many reviewers, Eric Salzman praises Tudor’s pianism (“he can do the most unbelievable things”) while denigrating the underlying works (“real sound content: almost nil”). He makes the interesting observation that Tudor’s pianism “must be seen to be appreciated” because of its sheer theatricality (swiping up and down the keyboard with gloves, going inside and around the piano, and, in this case, breaking off a black key).
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| Title | “Recital Is Given by David Tudor,” New York Times |
| Maker | Eric Salzman |
| Date | 29 March 1960 |
| Type | press clipping |
| Location | Getty Research Institute, David Tudor Papers, 980039, box 63, folder 1 |
Cite
Salzman, Eric. “Recital Is Given by David Tudor,” New York Times, 29 March 1960. Getty Research Institute, David
Tudor Papers, 980039, box 63, folder 1. In
The Scores Project: Experimental Notation in Music,
Art, Poetry, and Dance, 1950–1975, ed. Michael Gallope, Natilee Harren, and John
Hicks. Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2025.
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