Aaron Diego Martin

Lawyer based in Pennsylvania, USA

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@realRogerCh @musicandroots Where does The Lark Ascending fit into all this? I need to know if I’m listening to classical music or light music.

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So let me get this straight: Bugs Bunny, who is widely credited as having exposed more American children to opera than any other person living or dead is great, but André Rieu is a problem? “Kill the Wabbit” indeed. @musicandroots

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@musicandroots Did Liszt ever play to an audience? 😉

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@libermatematica @slackkejakke So we should never listen to Elgar’s Nimrod in isolation? Or the Hallelujah chorus? Or even Bach’s Chaconne? (It’s only an extract from his Partita No. 2.)

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@JoshPhillipsPhD Ceci n’est pas une bonne idée

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@amwilson_opera When I was in college in the U.S. in the very early 90’s, Republicans and Democrats would debate each other (sometimes uncharitably), but we would not seek the other’s personal destruction nor face expulsion for holding unpopular views. That seems to be the practice nowadays.

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@rogerkimball An allusion Princeton might understand if it hadn’t politically run out Joshua Katz. @solveiggold

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I think you’re missing the point. No one is comparing Rieu to Kleiber et al. Just saying that he’s okay in his own right with what he does. I’ll admit, it took me a while to get over his style, but at the end of the day, he’s advancing the cause of giving good (rather than vile and depraved) music to wide audiences and that’s not a bad substitution. His concerts may also serve as a gateway for new listeners to explore other music. Lang Lang (I know - hold your other comments please) said that seeing a Tom and Jerry cartoon piqued his interest in classical music.

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@OzimekJo @implausibleblog Can you imagine Carney ever building a skyscraper?

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I have some distaste for Rieu’s approach for the same reasons usually articulated, but I question myself about whether I should. For example, on playing extracts from pieces in isolation: what about orchestral versions of The Ring Cycle or Elgar’s Nimrod or Mahler’s Adagietto played as standalones? Are we attacking those with the same level of zeal? And when was the first time you heard Mozart’s Rondo Alla Turca or Pachelbel’s Canon or even Für Elise? Do you look back shaking your head thinking at your reaction when first hearing those? People have to start somewhere, often with “simpler,” more accessible music. Some people didn’t have the advantage of learning high music at a younger age. Let them enjoy what they’re hearing in the venue where they are. It might be a (good) gateway into other music, but even if not, it’s still worlds better than so much put out today.

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@ArmandDAngour Ultrasound technician: wombscrolling

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@ArmandDAngour Exquisite.

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@JonBergdahl Sadly, this kind of thing is not unusual.

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@OldNewYork1664 I went to the memorial for the first time last summer. I knew it was there. I think I just had to gather the emotional resolve to go. I’m glad I did.

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@ArmandDAngour @tarastrahl @JackGMitchell Nicenely put.

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@JoshPhillipsPhD Will try, but sounds harsh tasting. But I’m more the Negroni with extra martini Rosso type.

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@SewellRutter Drink Choice (American): Mountain Dew.

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I keep seeing vintage motion picture reels with captions like “The 1930’s - a world that no longer exists.” Glad they clarified that, because now I can finally take a break from campaigning for Landon, getting ahead of bank runs, and dodging polio. Happy days are indeed here again!

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Congratulations on the profile. I think this quote explains why your writing/teaching is so engaging. “Translation also requires ethical and cultural explanation, he notes. Greek idiom can’t always be reproduced neatly in English, and ancient terms such as ‘lover’ and ‘beloved’ carry social structures that need important context.” The context your writing provides has been helpful to clear away some of the obscurity that often blurs a clear vision of the ancient world. You’re doing the good work of an effective public intellectual to enlighten me (part of the unwashed masses) about matters otherwise inscrutable. Bravo!

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