He did it for Joyce

So UK's Gramophone website breaks the news that William Barrington-Coupe, Joyce Hatto's husband, has confessed faking the recordings of his wife by digitally appropriating other pianists performances. "I did it for my wife," he says. Once a liar...

Frankly, I'm surprised it took this long for someone to be caught in a scheme like this. The technical skills required to pull off a stunt such as this are neither advanced nor exhausting. More than decade ago, I remember I was already manipulating pre-recorded sound files for fun, using an iMac and software that cost about $29.99, More techie friends had been playing with digital sound manipulation for even longer.

© 2007 C. Chang

Mattiwilda, forgotten no more

Mattiwilda Dobbs, in 1958

I am glad to see that Martin Bernheimmer has profiled Mattiwilda Dobbs in the current Feb. 2007 issue of Opera News magazine. Dobbs lived through extraordinary times as an artist and human being, and historically her accomplishments were at least as significant as those of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price. I was privileged to have spoken to Ms. Dobbs a few years back, and parts of our conversation can still be found here.




© 2007 C. Chang
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Kosman blogs

Very cool that Josh Kosman has joined the blog revolution. Why, he's even acknowledged my Luisotti scoop on a post.

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