Bob Draper finds the story behind Schoenberg's tone poem sick:

I too, think the story is sick.  So sick it makes me want to---(hold on, my
neighbor's at the door.)

"My music is too loud?"  (hold on while I turn down Strauss' "Solome.")

Anyway, I find the story behind "Verklarte Nacht" so sick---(Oh great, now
the phone is ringing--it's BMG Music Club!)

"What, Ligeti's "Le Grand Macabre" is on back order?" "Prokofiev's "Fiery
Angel too?"

Well, now I'm too upset now to finish this posting.

John Smyth