BACH AND BEETHOVEN
Sir,-Messrs. Bach and Beethoven are creating quite a furore, but it is not a fresh issue. The trained man in. music has always displayed an unconscious condescension towards the mere fan or worshipper. From their holy Pantheon, the "Elect" aloofly probe and analyse the art and the genius that lurks amid the cold welter of quavers and arpeggios which make the printed sheet, On the opus they lay their laurel or they bring a crown of thorns-good or bad; great or mediocre. But whether the wreath wilts or the thorns wound deep-that rests with the couple in the back st&lls and the family round the radio. They alone may exercise the final vote. So wherefor do we bicker? Bach or Gershwin, Weber or Falla. It is as easy as that!
CLIFF DOWE
(Mosgiel).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 455, 12 March 1948, Page 5
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136BACH AND BEETHOVEN New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 455, 12 March 1948, Page 5
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