tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post6857832479170137664..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: The Greatest SymphonistBryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-68975780569127637422015-03-01T20:38:45.369-06:002015-03-01T20:38:45.369-06:00Which reminds me of one of my favorite quotes:
&q...Which reminds me of one of my favorite quotes:<br /><br />"What's madness but nobility of soul<br />At odds with circumstance?"<br /><br />--Theodore RoethkeBryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-80999260529419451662015-03-01T15:13:30.624-06:002015-03-01T15:13:30.624-06:00What's genius but excellent craft? Often, musi...What's genius but excellent craft? Often, music that is stable and enduring is bemoaned, while bridges aren't.Shantanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09910091531263531496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-84879841174694801602015-03-01T05:28:14.704-06:002015-03-01T05:28:14.704-06:00"stir the pot a bit" I meant to say."stir the pot a bit" I meant to say.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-55810342674249683592015-03-01T05:27:36.789-06:002015-03-01T05:27:36.789-06:00Heh! We Canadians have long struggled with our ide...Heh! We Canadians have long struggled with our identity. Apart from not being American, we sometimes wonder who we are. But now i know: we're the ones who privilege craft over genius. I wrote this post partly to stir the pot at bit, I admit. But if all Haydn has is craft, then it is truly heavenly craft. And one suspects that Mozart greatly admired Haydn's craft; and that Beethoven was just a bit jealous of it.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-89630805961681497252015-02-28T22:45:29.520-06:002015-02-28T22:45:29.520-06:00Very Canadian taste: privileging craft (Haydn, the...Very Canadian taste: privileging craft (Haydn, the Beatles) over genius (Mozart, Beethoven).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com