Re: The Bach Choral Dilemma

[Diana Deutsch <ddeutsch@xxxxxxxx>]

Hello Leon,

Unfortunately this posting was ascribed to me incorrectly (as is
evident - I don't have wife - though I do have a husband).  I had
responded to an earlier posting by Sigard Saue.

Best regards,

Diana Deutsch


> Why does Diana describe such sad stories in which a wife
> obliges her guy to listen to interpretations he does not like?
> Why is the player not allowed to pause for each bass note?
> Why do you believe in one god in the era of scientific polytheism?
> Leon van Noorden
>
> >  -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> >  Van: AUDITORY Research in Auditory Perception
> >  [mailto:AUDITORY@LISTS.MCGILL.CA]namens Tóth László
> >  Verzonden: 29 jan 03 11:23
> >  Aan: AUDITORY@LISTS.MCGILL.CA
> >  Onderwerp: Re: The Bach Choral Dilemma
> >
> >
> >  On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Diana Deutsch wrote:
> >
> >  > >My wife has a recording of the cello suites by Morten Zeuter, a Danish
> >  > >cellist, in which he pauses slightly before and after every bass note
> >  > >and thereby destroys the streaming effect. I have always been
> >  annoyed by
> >  > >that performance (I even think it got a Danish music award).
> >  >
> >  Excuse my ignorance, but if performance can cause such a huge difference,
> >  then shouldn't it be denoted somehow in the music sheet?
> >
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