Miguel Muelle ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>"Robert Stumpf, II" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>It occurs to me that if I had to select one piece of music that embodies
>>the essence of the lst century it would be Strauss' Metamorphosen.
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>While I agree with Robert in that Metamorphosen represents the early 20th
>century, I don't feel that it *embodies* the 20th cewntury's essence.
Agreed. I'd nominate Shostakovich's 8th quartet.
Deryk Barker
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