Klarinet Archive - Posting 000344.txt from 2005/07

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] accounting for personal perference
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:48:36 -0400

Could be the singing. ;-)

My least favorite Beethoven Symphony is the 5th (although I haven't heard
the 2nd, 4th, and 8th enough to included them in the comparison).

Gary
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At 01:31 PM 7/28/05, you wrote:
>Isn't it human nature to introspect, even though the results often don't
>conform to formal logic? Example: choice of spouse. You'd have a
>difficult time convincing me that my choice didn't 'make sense'.
><grin>
>
>In the case of Beethoven's 9th, the harmonies were certainly different
>than his earlier symphonies (when his hearing was less damaged). Thus
>Vann could point to the harmonies as a key factor.
>
>

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