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Oh, don't apologize! Not necessary at all. Both Chalkie and I just love great music! Jared wrote: Chalkperson wrote: Lance wrote: Well, at this point in life, I do very little else [at least I think I do], though I am taking a cruise this coming summer to Europe - if all goes as hoped [it's a birthday gift from my sister - imagine having such a sister!]. Some people sit at a bar and spend countless dollars over a lifetime, others...

Lance wrote: Well, at this point in life, I do very little else [at least I think I do], though I am taking a cruise this coming summer to Europe - if all goes as hoped [it's a birthday gift from my sister - imagine having such a sister!]. Some people sit at a bar and spend countless dollars over a lifetime, others travel or gamble, others have boats or collect rare cars or books. But music ... it's a food for life for me (and I...

Holden Fourth wrote: ..and this is exactly my point. I can sit down at the piano and play any of the Mozart sonatas from beginning to end and with some concentration make very few mistakes. However, what I produce just doesn't sound right to me. I go back and try to make it sound different and I do make it sound different but it still isn't right. I just can't get it right. This was Richter's dilemma and he had an immense...

Chalkperson wrote: barney wrote: Chalkperson wrote: Modernistfan wrote: Yes, it has value, and I certainly acknowledge the contributions of Messrs. March, Greenfield, Layton, and more recently Czajkowski. However, new blood, better editing, and less biased and more forward-looking coverage is definitely needed. It's value is dropping fast, I agree the 4 Star rating is confusing, the Rosette System worked fine, the new book is...

SaulChanukah wrote: Jewish law says if the parents are Jewish then she is Jewish. This question of parental Jewishness vs. self-identification/practice is getting interesting. If memory serves, the Rabbinic court that decides such matters is cracking down on who exactly can or cannot call themselves Jewish. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_is_a_Jew%3F It matters to them for citizenship purposes and who can claim the Right of Return. On the...

Seán wrote: Donaldopato wrote: Bernstein: Mass Marin Alsop, conductor; Jubilant Sykes; Steven Epstein, producer; Richard King, engineer/mixer (Asher Edward Wulfman; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Morgan State University Choir & Peabody Children's Chorus) [Naxos] That disc got less than a lukewarm response from members of CMG when I invited opinions on it on CMG last August:...

Jared wrote: ^^ well, its like you say Fergus... you can never have too many Strauss tone poems... Yes....I am rather fond of R Strauss....and I really like what Zinmann does with this music

Lance wrote: It will be interesting to read the finished product. I never thought of this great composer mentioned in the same breath as the Nazis. It doesn't seem possible. Yes, Lance, I think I want to read it too. I checked with my favorite musical academic whose opinion I value and trust, who has good words for Jackson's integrity at least up to the point of this opus. So we're not dealing with a scholar of shady repute to...

I don't often get a chance to use this line so richly: I coulda been a contenda! Cheers, ~Karl

Since the book won't be in print until next year, and isn't listed on amazon.com yet or even on the publisher's web site, this rather extensive article is all we have to go on. And it's perfectly legitimate to assess the historical accuracy of what is said in the article, including what it attributes to Jackson's piece. Why not?