Brin:Re: Epochal media: 200 years ago and next week!

2008-12-04 Thread Charlie Bell
On 04/12/2008, at 8:53 AM, d.brin wrote: Matters of art are subjective, of course. But I deem Beethoven's Violin Concerto to be the greatest work of music ever conceived by Man. Arguably. It's certainly a phenomenal piece of music. Your post has inspired me to go and find a good recording

Re: Epochal media: 200 years ago and next week!

2008-12-04 Thread Mauro Diotallevi
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 3:53 PM, d.brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Matters of art are subjective, of course. But I deem Beethoven's Violin Concerto to be the greatest work of music ever conceived by Man. I have to strongly disagree with you on this. I think the Piano Concerto #4 is the

Re: Epochal media: 200 years ago and next week!

2008-12-04 Thread Julia Thompson
On Wed, 3 Dec 2008, d.brin wrote: As for the Violin Concerto...? Matters of art are subjective, of course. But I deem Beethoven's Violin Concerto to be the greatest work of music ever conceived by Man. Can someone with good knowledge of this piece recommend a particular recording of it?

Re: Epochal media: 200 years ago and next week!

2008-12-04 Thread David Brin
! ;-) From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: d.brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2008 8:39:51 AM Subject: Re: Epochal media: 200 years ago and next week! On Wed, 3 Dec 2008, d.brin wrote: As for the Violin Concerto...? Matters of art

Re: Brin:Re: Epochal media: 200 years ago and next week!

2008-12-04 Thread David Brin
, December 4, 2008 12:47:48 AM Subject: Brin:Re: Epochal media: 200 years ago and next week! On 04/12/2008, at 8:53 AM, d.brin wrote: Matters of art are subjective, of course. But I deem Beethoven's Violin Concerto to be the greatest work of music ever conceived by Man. Arguably. It's

Epochal media: 200 years ago and next week!

2008-12-03 Thread d.brin
I can't believe it almost slipped by without notice. Right now... give or take a couple of weeks... we are passing through the two hundredth anniversary of one of the greatest events in the history of art. Perhaps of all humanity. The Winter Concert of 1808, when Ludwig Von Beethoven

Re: Epochal media: 200 years ago and next week!

2008-12-03 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 12/3/2008 3:09:46 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And I got to wave my arms, conducting it, all the way home. To hell with liberal or conservative. Let's debate Toscanini or Stokowski. Vilyehm **Make your life easier with all