Musicians should feel the need to be in the business of knowing… Some musicians are information-driven, but in many cases newer information needs to overwrite the old information—it is not easy for many to un-learn something in order to learn something new.
Allowing musicians to get together for the sake of music (not for the sake of fulfilling obligations) is noble, and from that standpoint, Marlboro is a chamber music sanctuary… In this business-driven world, Marlboro’s approach seems unrealistic, but that makes it even more special.
