Revisionist history

* Norman Lebrecht marks the Herbert von Karajan centennial. Read with protective glasses; acid may splash:

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/norman-lebrecht-the-clappedout-legacy-of-karajan-that-impoverished-classical-music-805141.html

* Luciano Pavarotti lip-synced his final performance, The Guardian reports:

http://music.guardian.co.uk/classical/story/0,,2271470,00.html

* Justin Davidson concisely but comprehensively disses the Franco Zeffirelli legacy at the Metropolitan Opera:

http://www.therestisnoise.com/

* Jeremy Denk discusses Stravinsky's, uh, self-esteem:

http://jeremydenk.net/blog/