17 gennaio 2010
Bach, Mozart and Beethoven I never could get, and I don’t feel any the worse for it
There are some classical musical works that I can groove with — but, for example, Bach, Mozart and Beethoven I never could get, and I don’t feel any the worse for it. There’s plenty left to love and enjoy. This whole rant, I guess, derives a little from the fact that I resent the implication, and sometime-feeling, that I’m less of a musician and even a person for not appreciating those works. It’s not true!
Ditto with visual art and literature — some of the classics I love deeply, but like many people, there are many Great Works of Literature that lie unfinished on my shelves, and thank God for that, as I was probably doing something more interesting instead… maybe reading something more inspiring, or even trying to write something myself.
David Byrne, nel suo blog, riflette sull’arte e la cultura, e sui modi in cui oggi vengono proposte alle masse. Da leggere assolutamente, che fa bene all’intelligenza. (E ascoltate anche la sua radio, già che ci siete.)
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