Michael Cervin

>The possible conclusion is perhaps that the supply of great classical
>music is so rich and varied that there can be no single listener who
>can truly appreciate everything.  Other "blind spots", anyone?

Yes I have a few - much of Bartok and Prokofiev for example.  But what
still surprises me, after more than fifty years of being obsessive about
music, is how few my blind spots are.  I enjoy almost all works by almost
all composers.  I could attend symphony concerts and recitals at random
and without fear of boredom.  This is not true of novels, poems, plays
or paintings, and least of all of films.  Music is different.  Does
anyone know why?

George Marshall
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