No, classical music isn't dead. In fact, classical music has become the latest vanity endeavor for most contemporary musicians.
Like Bryce Dessner of The National teaming up with Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead for a split release via Deutsche Grammophon, Arcade Fire's Sarah Neufeld releasing her latest classical composition Hero Brother and Chris Thile of The Punch Brothers dipping his hands into Bach on that damn mandolin of his, classical is the new norm for artistic integrity.
Duh.
The recording world is reeling from declining sales is most genres--from rap to rock to electronic. And yet, the classical genre has seen a 5 per cent increase in sales for 2013, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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