Allan Gotthelf wrote:

>Is it self-evident what "The Condition of Humanity" is?

It would only be self-evident to an arrogant fool.  This is such a
subjective issue which clearly is influenced by a person's background,
present mode of living, and prospects for the future.  The human condition
is one thing to the Queen of England, quite another to a starving child in
an underdeveloped country.

I do agree that great composers do zero in on the human condition as the
composer defines it.  Bach did this, and I am on his wavelength.  Liszt
also did it, but my perception of the human condition is not close to his
- no connection.  That's all, folks.

Don Satz
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