I wonder how Von Hayek justified such things. Should the name of his book have been the road to becoming like the "Man who freed music?" REH
1) ROSSINI MEETING WITH BEETHOVEN (1822) "At Vienna, I heard for the first time one of his symphonies, the EROICA. This music knocked me over. Henceforth I had but one idea: to make the acquaintance of this great genius, to see him... When I mounted the stairs leading to the poor lodgings of the great man, I barely mastered my emotions. When the door opened, I found myself in a sort of attic terribly disordered and dirty. I remember particularly the ceiling. It was under the roof and showed crevices through which the rain could not help pouring down in streams...The voice was soft and slightly veiled. When we entered, at first he paid no attention to us but for some moments remained bent over proofs which he had just about finished. Then, raising his head, he said in fairly comprehensible Italian; "Ah! Rossini, you, the composer of The Barber of Seville! My congratulations; that is an excellent opera buffa; I have read it with pleasure and enjoyed myself. It will be played as long as Italian opera will exist. Do never try your hand at anything but opera buffa; you would be doing violence to your destiny by wanting to succeed in a different genre...Serious opera does not lie in the nature of the Italians. For the true drama, they know not enough of the science of music..." The visit was short. That is easily understood because one side of the conversation had to be carried on in writing. I expressed to him all my admiration for his genius... When I descended those dilapidated stairs, I retained of my visit to this great man an impression so painful- thinking of this destitution and shabbiness- that I could not repress my tears." From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Weick Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 1:59 PM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION'; [email protected] Subject: [Futurework] The state of the poor Two interesting articles in today's Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/2-years-jail-sitting-milk-crate-shocking-ways-americ a-punishes-poor-people-living-street-hard-times?akid=10013.1074389.mfPcLS <http://www.alternet.org/2-years-jail-sitting-milk-crate-shocking-ways-ameri ca-punishes-poor-people-living-street-hard-times?akid=10013.1074389.mfPcLS&r d=1&src=newsletter789100&t=3> &rd=1&src=newsletter789100&t=3 http://www.alternet.org/hard-times-usa-would-you-consider-thinking-different ly-about-poverty-and-poor-and-homeless-people?akid=10013.1074389.mfPcLS <http://www.alternet.org/hard-times-usa-would-you-consider-thinking-differen tly-about-poverty-and-poor-and-homeless-people?akid=10013.1074389.mfPcLS&rd= 1&src=newsletter789100&t=5> &rd=1&src=newsletter789100&t=5 Ed
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