Steve Schwartz wrote: >I heard incredible complaints about Beethoven's Missa Solemnis (and it >was a good performance) in the lobby afterwards, mostly along the lines >of "what a boring piece of crap." There was a similar story about a Romanian who was taken to a concert of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. His reponse was how "boring". Questioned further however it was found he was listening more to the rhythm which he was comparing to the richness of Romanian folk music. He eventually came to appreciate Beethoven. I guess half the process of listening to music is to know what the style is and its features. Tim Horwood