Klarinet Archive - Posting 000388.txt from 2010/09

From: John Smith <jacksmith7@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re Mozart Concerto
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:14:32 -0400

It was Karl Barth, arguably the greatest theologian of the 20th century, who said when the angels played for God, they played Bach, but when they played for themselves, they played Mozart. He also said that Mozart would never break your heart.
One may not agree with Barth, but all theologians afterward must confront him.
jack smith

On Sep 13, 2010, at 6:29 PM, Matthew Lloyd wrote:

> I think I'd add only two points. Firstly, to those who remind us that the
> early music isn't the world's best, I quite agree.
>
> The miracle of Mozart is not that he wrote his first symphony at whatever
> age it was, but that he wrote the forty first at all.
>
> And secondly, was it Barthes (if I have spelt that correctly) who said
> something along the lines of the angels played Bach publicly, but, en
> famile, they played Mozart?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Williams-DeVries, Kathy [mailto:Kathy.Williams@-----.com]
> Sent: 13 September 2010 23:24
> To: 'klarinet@-----.com'
> Subject: [kl] Re Mozart Concerto
>
> Matthew
>
> Hahahahaha! My sentiments exactly!
>
> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:16:50 +0100
> From: "Matthew Lloyd" <matthew@-----.uk>
> Subject: Re: [kl] Mozart Concerto
>
> Agreed. Listening to Mozart is the only time that I am ever against Richard
> Dawkins in a theological sense.
>
> Kind regards
>
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