In Reply to: Well, you see, THAT is the problem posted by Chris from Lafayette on March 25, 2017 at 13:44:51:
No need for historical perspective. I liked Shostakovich long before reading about him.
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- Oh phooey. It stands on its own. Granted, there banal stretches but look at Bruckner. - jdaniel@jps.net 14:44:04 03/25/17 (37)
- RE: "but look at Bruckner." -- And I'll bet Others Are Even Worse!! (n) - goldenthal 19:57:00 04/01/17 (0)
- Just to clarify, by history, I was referring to... - MWE 16:25:14 03/25/17 (35)
- Hard to argue.... - Ivan303 09:16:26 03/26/17 (0)
- I understand. A little background and perspective is always enriching. - jdaniel@jps.net 16:54:09 03/25/17 (33)
- Sorry, but what you guys are saying is 180 degrees opposed to each other - Chris from Lafayette 19:03:05 03/25/17 (31)
- "music is a higher art and soars to the heavens" Sorry, but you're meeting BS with more BS - jdaniel@jps.net 20:31:02 03/25/17 (29)
- You have no idea of what I'm reassured by, so I'll take your comments for what they're worth [mt] - Chris from Lafayette 20:50:34 03/25/17 (28)
- Good morning! Sounds like we were both drinking last night. : ) - jdaniel@jps.net 08:34:15 03/26/17 (27)
- I just found MWE's original comments not untypical of certain types. . . - Chris from Lafayette 09:38:26 03/26/17 (26)
- RE: I just found MWE's original comments not untypical of certain types. . . - rbolaw 09:41:03 03/27/17 (25)
- Sure - but banality is banality, even if it's intentional and cynical - Chris from Lafayette 11:18:14 03/27/17 (24)
- Yes, around here at least, the ocean water is cold in the winter. - rbolaw 11:47:07 03/27/17 (14)
- Of course - Chris from Lafayette 16:51:16 03/27/17 (13)
- OK, but, - rbolaw 09:00:13 03/28/17 (12)
- I agree about Lieutenant Kije - except that that's by PROKOFIEV, not Shostakovitch - Chris from Lafayette 14:33:14 03/28/17 (10)
- Yes! I keep confusing Lt. Kije with The Nose. - rbolaw 16:49:44 03/28/17 (9)
- My favorite piece by Shostakovitch is "Song of the Forests"! ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 18:19:35 03/28/17 (8)
- Now I KNOW you're yanking our chains... - MWE 18:41:58 03/28/17 (7)
- Hey, man - you questioning my taste? [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 19:43:18 03/28/17 (6)
- Yuk, yuk. - rbolaw 07:32:03 03/29/17 (0)
- Hee hee. nt. - MWE 19:50:22 03/28/17 (4)
- But wait! If Song of the Forests is as bad as "everyone" says it is. . . - Chris from Lafayette 19:55:08 03/29/17 (3)
- Ugh. Hideous cover. - rbolaw 09:20:21 03/30/17 (2)
- Hey, man - that's a proletariat cover with not a trace of formalism! - Chris from Lafayette 13:36:20 03/30/17 (1)
- You are CRACKING me UP!! - MWE 14:19:40 03/30/17 (0)
- Most eloquently put, RBO. nt. - MWE 12:40:37 03/28/17 (0)
- Why is it OK when Mahler does it? Nt - jdaniel@jps.net 11:45:13 03/27/17 (5)
- IMHO it's NOT OK when Mahler does it - Chris from Lafayette 16:37:46 03/27/17 (0)
- RE: Why is it OK when Mahler does it? Nt - rbolaw 12:43:10 03/27/17 (3)
- RE: Why is it OK when Mahler does it? Nt - Ivan303 18:33:06 03/27/17 (0)
- Still to this day: Fischer has no interest in recording Mahler's 8th. Nt - jdaniel@jps.net 12:46:33 03/27/17 (1)
- RE: "Fischer has no interest" -- I Have Similar re Listening to It, and - goldenthal 20:18:09 04/01/17 (0)
- RE: Sure - but banality is banality, even if it's intentional and cynical - MWE 11:43:33 03/27/17 (2)
- Anyone who sit thru Mahler's Rondo Burlesque or the Friar Jacque on the double bass should get what Shosty - jdaniel@jps.net 12:43:51 03/27/17 (1)
- Well, those examples are certainly NOT Mahler at his finest [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 16:39:23 03/27/17 (0)
- Your call- and (IMO only) your loss. - MWE 19:42:13 03/25/17 (0)
- Got it! ;-)) nt. - MWE 17:43:12 03/25/17 (0)