Classical Music is Changing it's clothes

"Classical
Music Gets Sexy" is the title to an article in The West Australian.
It begins by speaking about one of the best selling string quartets on the market,
Bond. And a quick look at their site (or their legs, pictured here)
shows just how sexy classical music can be (at least how sexy some of the performers
are). The article then goes on to talk about Flautist Jane Rutter (with a picture
to add emphasis to the sex-appeal). Neither of these artists are new to the
scene, and the use of sex in their marketing isn't new either - but it's getting
press (rather than their music), which is why I blog about it now.Not everyone agrees with the articles comparison of Jane's sex-appeal with
that of Bond. This
article not only is evidence of the disagreement, but it also is evidence
of the base language used by writers when speaking of these musicians, not in
terms of their quality music - but rather using phrases like, "so smok…