Julia Werthimer asked: >But aren't there a lot of composers that seem intolerable at times? On the >whole I love Wagner; but sometimes I feel that I need to give him a rest >for a good long while: that intense, overpowering music is just too much. Agreed! I find the same thing with Mahler and to a lesser extent, Brahms. The good thing is that, after a period of abstinence, they sound fresh when I'm ready for them again. Richard Pennycuick [log in to unmask]