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Bernard Chasan <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:38:23 -0400
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Richard Tsuyuki:

>there is a great difference between saying "I dislike Liszt's music
>because it sounds full of vanity to me" and "Lizst's music is bad because
>it is full of vanity." The latter statements imply that if you disagree
>and like the music, you are wrong.  On the other hand, no one can tell
>Mr.  Peters that he *doesn't* hear vanity in the music.  Ultimately,
>it's just too subjective.

Well, no, I can tell Mr. Peters that he can no more hear vanity in
the music than he can paint the air.

Bernard Chasan

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