Peter Harzem writes ominously:
>On another occasion, I heard a young colleague, yes a colleague, say 'all
>classicalmusic sounds the same.' (I quote verbatim.)
I don't think you can blame him for not taking the time to really listen,
though he shouldn't have made that comment. There's only so much time in
a life.
I, too, was disappointed, (and surprised), that fellow instrumentalists
had never listened to Mahler or Janacek, nor did they have the time when
I would ask if they wanted to come over and take a listen. But while I
was listening instead of practicing....
John Smyth