2023 Posts with the most comments: March

 Just edging out the first post on the Oxford University Press' DEI policy was my wacky take on music history: Music History Backwards. It was fun to write, but what sparked the discussion was an accidental mention of socialism which led to a nice discussion. Sample comment:

I feel increasingly close to the imaginative world and aesthetics of 19th century socialists like Ruskin, Morris et al. I think in some ways, though not all, many in my generation are actually becoming more left-wing with age and experience. The experience of present-day capitalism has been radicalising; anyone who loves and is involved in classical music surely feels this especially, with the art form in this country increasingly unsupported by the state, both at the professional and educational level, and instead reliant on markets and patronage. The stereotypical move from left to right over the course of one's life no longer seems to apply; something has definitely changed. Then there's the strange situation where, in a number of European countries (and I believe Israel and some other countries too), it's the young who are the most right-wing and the old who are the most liberal/left, judging by how people vote.

But I've already veered from the proper areas of discussions for this blog, so will stop!

The basic policy of this blog is NO POLITICAL DISCUSSION. But, just like in the courtroom, if someone opens the door in the comments, then all is fair game.

Short one today, so let's have a little envoi. Here is one of my favorite guitarists, Canadian Drew Henderson with the Sonata in G minor by Bach for solo violin on a 7-string guitar.