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Long time business person turned composer. PhD in composition at sixty. Retired and wanting to make the world a better place.....

[John Adams @HellTweet]

The SF Symphony is one of THE great orchestras. Alas, their board's grim austerity plan & willingness to lose Esa-Pekka Salonen risks ruining both morale of the players and overall artistic quality. This in one of the wealthiest demographics in the world. What gives?

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@Paul_McCreesh Well said...absolutely spot on.

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@DrDavidVernon My list would include (among others)

Berg Wozzeck
Britten Peter Grimes
Adams Nixon in China
Britten Turn of the Screw
Dvorak Russulka (maybe)

[Jess Phillips @jessphillips]

Could be the jet lag or the hormones but I wept hot tears after my advice surgery today. Lovely people one after another just trying to protect their kids from horror and protect their sick parents from a neglectful system. People are good and systems are bust

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@sgtoyne So far so good...but these initiatives cost a considerable amount of money.

We shall see......

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Johnson is worryingly quiet at the moment. Cause for concern?

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@Conservatives This is appalling....none of these appointments were planned.

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@LoveInner Definitely one of the best cycles, full of passion and energy without losing sight of the structure.

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@aquilanebula Doubtless I'm in a small minority but Strauss doesn't do much for me. However, I've never seen/heard Salome and it seems to be universally adored, so may be there's hope for me yet.

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@aksocolofsky Where is "over here"?

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@mikeirons12 The problem I have with this type of poll is that my opinion may differ from day to day.

That said, they are entertaining, sometimes even surprising.

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I don't seem to come across many Brexit posts; does nobody care a toss these days?

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Absolutely agree.

The "crisis" will be exacerbated by the neglect of music in secondary schools, where funding is diverted to other subjects through the dreaded Progress 8 process.

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@GuillermElodie The sooner the better, before Sunac stages a comeback. We need to destroy the Tories

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@KateMolleson @BBCRadio3 Indeed!!

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@Klassical_Kat @RMRoss_ I find it difficult to quantify Composer A being greater or lesser than Composer B. I could find Berg greater than Mozart with decent arguments such as innovation

Greatness is surely in the ear of the listener.

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@BorisJohnson Brexit has failed!

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@BorisJohnson Waffle...Waffle...Waffle

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@deeplyclassical Mackerras is pretty good in 9.

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@LoveInner Symphonies 8 & 9 are justly revered...the rest perhaps not.