Andrew Carlin writes: >In the Eighth, Beethoven took his symphonies as far as they could go. >No one since has produced a symphony as full of power and meaning so >concisely as the Eighth. And with a sense of humor no less. The Eighth has long been my favorite Beethoven symphony. >General peace comes from personal peace. ... We inch toward brotherhood >through our patience for each other's faults. Well spoken, sir. len.