Steve Schwartz wrote: >Just finished a book, Thomas Pynchon's massive Against the Day, at >least 60% of which flew over my head, but which I think one of the >best novels ... I've ever read I have read some of the earlier novels, have acquired this one, but have not been able to get into it Steve's music recommendations are always taken seriously- perhaps his literary ones deserve the same respect. Steve includes an excerpt in which a woman levitates during the performance of a religious work written and conducted by Vaughn Williams. This is another example of the need to attend live concerts I for one have never levitated while listening to cds in my living room In all candor. I must admit that it is not a common occurrence even when I attend live concerts Just as well- the BSO management frowns on the practice. Bernard Chasan *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html