Andrew Carlin writes:

>In the Eighth, Beethoven took his symphonies as far as they could go.
>No one since has produced a symphony as full of power and meaning so
>concisely as the Eighth.

And with a sense of humor no less.  The Eighth has long been my favorite
Beethoven symphony.

>General peace comes from personal peace.  ...  We inch toward brotherhood
>through our patience for each other's faults.

Well spoken, sir.

len.