Dear Mimi,
I really hope that your post is meant ironically and cheeky - if this
is not the case I wonder what's happening to Lieder-L these days: is
there a virus of being unfriendly around?
>Robert Peters, you are the very same person who a few years ago was
>mentioning that he had practically every single recording ever made
>of a few Schubert cycles, yes?
Well, no. I have three time Die schone Mullerin, two times Schwanengesang
and six times Winterreise. Not very impressive, is it?
>So why not just GIVE us your opinion instead of teasing us like ths?
Because, Mimi, I am interested in your opinion and though it a good way
to find out about out by asking. There is no teasing in my questions.
>I already know that you think he is the best and I'm sure you know what
>makes him best to you, and probably, after reading your old messages,
>I'm certain that you don't think there is anything that you do not like
>about Schubert.
Well, again you are wrong. To me he is one of the best Lieder composers,
but there are others I love as well: Schumann, Britten, Wolf. I really
love Schubert's touching and moving humanity and his gift for inventing
melodies but sometimes I wish he could have been more aggressive. Well,
I am sorry to disappoint your prejudices.
>Mimi Ezust, who never forgets.
Robert Peters, who knows the mercy of forgetting some things sometimes.
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