Last Wednesday, Terry Teachout (About Last Night) quoted Aaron Haspel (God of the Machine) quoting David Hurwitz (Classics Today) on Classical Music’s Ten Dirtiest Secrets:
Teachout comments:
When I went to school, five out of ten wasn’t a passing grade . . . .
So which five does he agree with? And is there a prize for guessing correctly? Here are my guesses:
If I have to make a specific guess to win a prize, I'll say: 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9. But thats just a guess, not much better than a lottery pick.
Of course, it would be a lot easier to decide whether Teachout or anyone else agrees or should agree with 8 if it said either most Liszt is trash or all Liszt is trash. Theres a big difference. If its most, Ill add 8 to the list and subtract 4 or 7.
Posted by Dr. Weevil at May 09, 2004 07:39 PM