Oxymoron

[rsc]

Richard Kniseley just announced (on his "Classical Performances" program on WGBH) that he was about to play something from a disc titled "The Essential Delius". "Wait a minute," said I, "isn't that title a contradiction in terms?"

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[madknits.livejournal.com]

I adore Richard. He can do no wrong, as far as I'm concerned.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

I also adore Richard, but I wouldn't agree that he can do no wrong. I might even claim that "doing no wrong" and "playing Delius" are incompatible concepts.

[madknits.livejournal.com]

Well, I wouldn't know Delius if he bit me on the ass.

I'm mired someplace around Palestrina and Byrd.

[pinkfish.livejournal.com]

But presumably, you would get to know him soon afterwards.

[madknits.livejournal.com]

I should hope so. Anonymous sexual encounters are so 80s, don't you think?

[pinkfish.livejournal.com]

I dunno - I did most of mine in the 90s, but I am always a bit behind the times.

[madknits.livejournal.com]

I've actually never done it.
I was making up the dates.

[pinkfish.livejournal.com]

ZOMG! You've got a lot of catching up to do. Get started, honey!

[madknits.livejournal.com]

I'm having a fat day. I don't think it will be happening for a while, if at all.

[spwebdesign.livejournal.com]

Bingo! Sort of like "The Dispensable Mozart" or "The Unpretentious Busoni"!

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

Hey, regardless of what you think of Delius, if it captures his essence as a composer the title's accurate.