Mimi Ezust <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>But if you do find some composer you do like, let's hear about it.  I like
>to know what people enjoy and in as much detail as possible.  Maybe I can
>learn something new from you.

Methinks I detect a note of frustration.  Hear hear, Mimi -- I find it odd
that so many intelligent people ignore what is self-evident -- that music
is personal and appeals to different people differently.  I want to hear
what people find fascinating and alive -- life's too short to reflect on
bad music, bad pasta and bad Presidents!

Which reminds me -- if you're buying at Berkshire, look out for any of
the Russian Disc CDs I haven't already snapped up for my extended family.
Eshpai, Boiko, Lyatoshinksy and Svetlanov (yes -- Evgeny of that ilk) are
composers who are definitely half-full -- as opposed to half empty!

Tim I'm-Sorry-My-Karma-Ran-Over-Your-Dogma Mahon