Steve Martin wrote: >I seem to remember that this exact thread has come up before and Felix >took a beating last time. I thought somebody should stand up for him. Plenty of list members are standing up for Felix. He composed some of the most popular and well-known works in the classical genre. When I was just a small child (and still am), I was very familiar with his last three symphonies, Mid-Summer Night's Dream, Octet, Songs Without Words, and violin concerto. Deryk Barker wrote in response to me: >>The clear winner in a ten round decision is Schumann. How did that >>happen? > >Rigged Votes! Rigged votes indeed! I simply used the one person-one vote rule which is revered in all democratic nations - I'm the one person who votes. You know, I'm starting to get the feeling that my methodology and conclusions are not fully respected. That's quite a kick in the head given all my painstaking preparation. List Wise-Guy, Don Satz [log in to unmask]