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Sure - but banality is banality, even if it's intentional and cynical

And I seem to be having trouble making my point, which is that many Shostakovitch fans attempt to excuse his musical banality by bringing in all sorts of non-musical justifications for it. (Ooh! What courage he had, thumbing his nose at Stalin!) Of course, I'm not saying that ALL of Shostakovitch's music is worthless and banal, but the proportion is just too high IMHO. Stalin should have sent him to Siberia - maybe the sojourn would have improved his style when he got out. ;-)

Re Madeline and my interest in babe musicians: she'll often cut the discussion short by asking, "Do you REALLY think I'd be interested in this at all?". Yup, she's a Debbie Downer about babe musicians alright.

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