How do you convert a Mozart sceptic?

[Nick Armstrong]

Unusual to have smoked fish after the Beef...

[amateur51]

Unusual to have smoked fish after the Beef...

[KipperKid]

Unusual to have smoked fish after the Beef...

It is a curious world we find ourselves living in.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

An anecdote is told in the Deutsch biography of a student of Mozart's grumbling that everything was easy for him (Mozart): other people had to work very hard. Mozart's reply was that he had had to work very hard to make it sound 'easy'.

- I suppose that's a "highbrow" equivalent of Dolly Parton's "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap".

[cloughie]

- I suppose that's a "highbrow" equivalent of Dolly Parton's "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap".

Dolly has also written some very good tunes!

[Nick Armstrong]

Dolly has also written some very good tunes!

Indeed, she certainly had a couple of enormous hits

[amateur51]

Indeed, she certainly had a couple of enormous hits

Speaking as one who has been to a Dolly Parton concert ( I was taken by a beau in return for my taking him to Verdi Requiem ) I can inform you that Dolly used that line in 1977, Caliban

[Flosshilde]

Cali clearly recognises quality when he hears (or sees) it.

[Anna]

I was taken by a beau in return for my taking him to Verdi Requiem )

Fair exchange is no robbery!!

[Nick Armstrong]

Fair exchange is no robbery!!

I was working on a gag involving burglary but thought I'd better stop.

I can inform you that Dolly used that line in 1977, Caliban

Glad to hear it! (I hope the same could be said of you being serenaded by Dolly?)

[verismissimo]

#155 what an excellent post, FHG, IIMSS. One to copy and retain, indeed. And so many more examples that you could have provided... K491 (esp. last movt.), would come to my mind immediately.

Thank you.

Seconded, ferney.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Seconded, ferney.

Thanks, veris and Simon.

I dunno - I point out a few details of phrasing, harmony and structure and get three responses. I mention Dolly Parton and get seven! And somebody suggested that there's an elitist clique dominating the Forum!

[Nick Armstrong]

#155 what an excellent post, FHG, IIMSS. One to copy and retain, indeed. And so many more examples that you could have provided... K491 (esp. last movt.), would come to my mind immediately.

Thank you.

Thirded!

Very, very nice one, ferns

[amateur51]

Thanks, veris and Simon.

I dunno - I point out a few details of phrasing, harmony and structure and get three responses. I mention Dolly Parton and get seven! And somebody suggested that there's an elitist clique dominating the Forum!

[Nick Armstrong]

I dunno - I point out a few details of phrasing, harmony and structure and get three responses. I mention Dolly Parton and get seven! And somebody suggested that there's an elitist clique dominating the Forum!

There's nothing like an extensive development section to get the company going!