It created in both of them a basic appreciation for and love of classical music, which has lasted for the rest of their lives (boy now 22, girl 12).
Mozart rocks!
Joanna
John Lacny wrote:
>Doug Henwood:
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>>Yeah, it's one step removed from Mantovani. Perfect
>>for lending a high-toned atmosphere to a boutique
>>or an organic bakery.
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>I certainly hope you're joking. Having an infant around must make the
>"Mozart for Babies" craze all the more irritating, but that's no reason to
>take it out on him. Hell, even though they used Janis Joplin to sell the
>Mercedes Benz, I wouldn't take it out on her -- and yet I don't think that
>anyone serious would suggest that Janis Joplin possessed even a fraction of
>Mozart's talent.
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>"A boutique or an organic bakery," indeed. This is simply no way to treat
>the creator of "Le nozze di Figaro," the late piano concertos, and the
>"Jupiter" -- and much else besides. There are a thousand calumnies that
>still get unfairly heaped on him, not the least of which is that he was not
>original and added nothing of his own to musical form. Not only does the
>music itself refute that if you listen to the latter two-thirds of his works
>in particular (from about K. 299 on) in comparison to any of his
>contemporaries, but I agree with Maynard Solomon (who has studied the
>matter) that it is an egregious insult and simply untrue. As the saying
>goes, had Mozart lived another ten years, he would have invented Beethoven.
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