Michael S. Cole wrote:

>I guess my real question is, "Why does Beethoven sound so powerful in
>much of his solo piano music while (to my ears) composers like Liszt and
>Chopin sound so mannered (i.e.  unconvincing?)"

In the way now Beethoven allow himself to be compared to Mr. Sweetie and
Mr. Bombasto.

Gerardo Constantini <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>About NY NY and Sinatra it is really out of this context.The Sinatra voice
>for me sounds like a tasteless spaghetti without a parmesan chesse.  Best
>wishes.

Certainly not.  Sinatra with "NY NY" is certainly out of the context as
it is to me like a little fish (without parmesan cheese) that has layed
rotting for 127 years nad 96 days, and a little cat named Sven not even
cared about even smelling.

Andreas von Doebeln
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