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Re: Britten Anniversary
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Krishan P Oberoi <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 8 Dec 2001 23:52:26 -0500
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Martin Anderson <[log in to unmask]> writes:

>Britten had a remarkable facility, but if depth and coherence and
>emotional cogency are your yardsticks, Vaughan Williams is your man

bullocks...  how about the War Requiem or "Peter Grimes" for depth,
coherence and emotional cogency? How about Vaughn Williams for beautiful
tedium?

...a pointless argument, I know, but I just had to put my 2 cents in.

Krishan Oberoi
Providence, RI  USA

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