Deryk Barker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Thus spake Bob Draper ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>
>> There is no musical journey of
>> the type I have described. Indeed, this is a work that is on a
>> cheerfull emotional level throughout.
>
>You think the Marcia funebre is CHEERFUL?

I, for one, do not, but I can tell an amusing little anecdote:  The 19th
century conductor Julienne always weared white gloves when conducting
Beethoven.  Someone suggested he should wear black when conducting the
Funeral march.:)

Mats Norrman
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