Dvorak: Maestro of Melody. His advice: "More melody. Don't be afraid of it." Dvorak, as described by musicologist Michael Hoffman: "In Dvorak there exists this...
Thank you for making these selections and posting them, Monart. It is inspiring to read letters that are so benevolent and respectful. That the subject is...
In commemoration of the Centenary of Ayn Rand's birth, February 2, a page has been created as a tribute to her life and work. You may be interested in checking...
Hello subscribers, I've been busy with getting started phase 2 (to run concurrently with phase 1) of marketing the album Concerto of Deliverance -- phase 2 to ...
More from "Two New Hours" list (not all were friendly on this topic). ... Subject: [2NH] Commercial vs Art Music Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:31:35 -0700 From:...
Once, when I was listening to the sweet, lyrical Andante of Shostokovich's 2nd Piano Concerto, I thought of Rand and checked out a few dates. Shostokovich's...
From: Grant Gilman To: Monart Pon ... This statement that Shostakovich "suffered...with little protest" is not entirely true. Since Stalin's media publicly...
Monart wrote: Grant wrote, "if you know the music [of Shostokovich]...and I mean REALLY know the music, then this element of protest and pain of persecution...
From: Grant GiGilmanTo: MoMonartoPon ... may be ... With all due respect to your opinion about the "courageousness" of ShShostakovich'susic, your statement...
Monart, If you don't have sufficient grounds to base your "message" on, then you shouldn't put it out in the first place unless you are willing to have it ...
I would just to clarify some issues in this discussion. Grant said "The one Andante movement may stand on its own from an entertainment perspective, but it is...
About Shostokovich's 2nd Piano Concerto, I forgot to mention that one recording I heard was conducted by Maxim Shostokovich, Dimitri's son, for whom the...
... Where have you really picked it apart? Merely saying you have, doesn't make it so. The "grounds" of my message was the parallels and comparisons between...
I admit, based on these responses, that I have probably been mixing arguments. I am almost positive that my emotion on this subject has driven much of the...
This is my full resume. Again, this is not meant as any kind of higher ground. In fact, if it impresses you enough to continue talking with me despite my...
I took this topic of Rand and Shostokovich to another forum, a philosophy forum called the Autonomous, introducing the topic with the same post as I put here,...
An interesting article at Atlasphere, "In Every Work of Genius", by Peter de Jager: "In a world seemingly starved for innovation and creativity, there's no ...
More a rant than an article, though his point is well taken. Regards, Dan http://uweb1.superlink.net/~neptune/ From: Monart Pon To: Concerto_Deliverance Sent:...
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... Do you mean that Shostakovich (switching to this alternate spelling) wrote satirical music in protest of Stalin's regime? If so, what is satirical music?...
... Satire is not the concept I would use. Satire involves some kind of humor, wit. You probably got this from my "thumbing his nose" comment, which is not...
I was given a brochure for music lessons (excerpts below). The writing reflects a rational and romantic perspective on music, impressing me enough to want to...
Mysteriously, Grant has unsubscribed from this list, almost immediately after his last post. I wonder why? I may still comment on his post, particularly this...
Baldwins Entertainment has a CD of Concerto of Deliverance by John Mills-Cockell. Curious... ... Subject: Atlas Shrugged and Concerto of Deliverance Date:...
