Ned Rorem in New York City - 13 November, 1989
from Lies: A Diary 1986-1999, page 180:
Beethoven's "Spring" Sonata on WNYC this morning. I never fail to be surprised at how unsurprised I am at how little surprise figures in even Beethoven's most proven chestnuts (those endless root position tonics & dominants). Just as I'm always surprised at my own lack of surprise in America's Puritanism.
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Ned Rorem, Lies: A Diary 1986-1999 (New York, 2002), p. 180. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437558391806 accessed: 19 April, 2024
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Beethoven Sonata Op.24
written by Beethoven |
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| Date/Time | 13 November, 1989 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Originally submitted by pashworth on Wed, 22 Jul 2015 10:46:32 +0100
Approved on Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:23:18 +0000