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Kevin Sutton <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 3 Jun 2002 23:40:43 -0500
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Mariana Cirne wrote:

>Well, I'm not a musician, and I wouldn't go so far as to say that Mozart
>was a bad composer, but I could say I'm having a hard time understanding
>Mozart.  I'll just go right out and say it: most of the time he bores
>me silly.  His music is lacking in emotion.

Nah, you are! =)

>I always say it must be some fault of mine, maybe I need to get in on some
>secret to enjoying him.  Can someone recommend any introduction to Mozart?

Yes, I would start with the Vesprae Solemnes de Confessore, then the piano
quartet K478, follow that by the Gran Partita for winds, and then Don
Giovanni.  That oughta fix ya right up!

Kevin Sutton

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