[Fwd: GG: Mozart (not *again*!)]

[Gregory Barton <barton@mozart.inet.co.th>]

Arin Murphy wrote:
> 
> Well, seems like I can only check my email once a week, so I get complete
> threads at one glance. Unfortunately, it also means I'm a week behind
> everyone else in replies. Well, at least threads won't die a premature
> death with me around.
> 
> My thanks to all who thoughtfully commented on my Mozart post. Bradley, of
> course I listen to Haydn - how did I eliminate him from the Bach-Beethoven
> timeline? Ack! Thanks to Robert too, especially for the recommendations -
> yes, love the 20th, must look up the 24th, and I do like the late
> symphonies. And Tim: I think you've got something there, re. Mozart's
> irritating penchant for major keys. I am an unabashed minor key lover.
> Michael, I too dislike cottage cheese - wait! It's all clear to me now!
> I'll drop this thesis and take up another, examining the correlation
> between those who dislike MOzart and those who dislike cottage cheese!
> 
> Ultimately, of course, we *can't* know why Gould dissed MOzart and
> distorted his interpretations of his works. We can;t really go any further
> - it's all speculation, and it's unfair to try to psychoanalyse GG. Like
> Colm Feore said in that great interview Kristen posted, there are no
> answers to questions about Gould.
> 
> Speaking of Kristen, what a breath of fresh air! Love your style. And I'm
> going to do my darndest to try to work `thirty-two flaming arrows shot
> from a Steinway bow' into my thesis (with due credit, of course! ;))
> 
> Picked up the Brahms piano quintet in F-minor today. Hmm. I think it will
> take repeated listenings.



This is one of his finest works.




> 
> SOLTI DIED!?  Shows how up-to-date I am on things musical. What a severe
> loss for the musical world - even if you didn't like his interpretations,
> you must admit he was a gold-mine of knowledge and ability.
> 
> Well, that's my two cents. Talk to you all next week.
> 
> Arin Murphy
> Student, Savoyard,
> Bookseller, Cellist-By-Night
> 
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> "It really isn't difficult if you give your whole mind to it."
>                                 -Lady Angela, Act 1
>                                    Gilbert & Sullivan's `Patience'