Klarinet Archive - Posting 000199.txt from 1997/10

From: "Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: clarinet works
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 17:45:36 -0400

> From: MX%"klarinet@-----.74
> Subj: Re: clarinet works

Well, it is clear that I am wrong. And you don't have to hate to
say it. You would be amazed at the number of times that I have
been wrong.

> Dan, I hate to say this, but you are wrong. I am over twenty, and Brahms
> has never been a favorite. I'm not saying that Weber is more exciting,
> it's just a matter of personal preference. The second movement in the
> Mozart I find is extremely overdone, and to make a comparison in terms of
> excitement, I think the Beethoven Fifth Symphony is also extremely
> overdone.tbThe third movement in the Mozart, I just do not like the main_9/w
> melody, or if you prefer, the A section. I happen to like the Weber
> better because it is not heard as muzak every time you go into an
> elevator. The second movement is beautiful and simple, yet has complexity
> of moods. Perhaps I will like the Mozart later in life, but I truly
> believe you cannot estimate the age of a person simply because they like a
> certain piece. I know you were wrong about me.
>
> Shelley Scott
>
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Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
Rosanne Leeson, Los Altos, California
leeson@-----.edu
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