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Re: Irritating Openings
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Bob Draper <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 18:06:58 +0000
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Bernard Chasan wrote:

>Donald Satz writes:
>
>>Being in a positive frame of mind but as contrary as ever, I'd rather think
>>about great opening passages:
>
>The introduction to Haydn's Symphony # 102 is something special - misty,
>mysterious, lyrical.  But then the entire symphony is something special -
>IMHO, Haydn's greatest.

Prof you're a star.  But is 102 really greater than 101,103,100 etc? There
are so many to choose from amongst symphony '78 onwards that I find it
extremely difficult.

Bob Draper
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