Jupiter and Jollity

Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Schumann, Dvorak, Bruckner, Tchaikovsky,and Mahler are clearly above Holst.

That’s saying nothing about Shostakovich, Elgar, Wagner, Rossini, Verdi, Grieg, Sibelius, Rachmoninov and many others.

Cows have taste.

I’d say there are objective criteria here– albeit, elusive ones.

Actually Mr. DeFrancisis I once had the task of picking best cow in show at a county fair. There were criteria to use in judging, but once all but the three best cows in show had been eliminated I felt choosing the best one was a fairly subjective process on my part, since all three of the cows were prime specimens. The owner of the winning cow disagreed with me and thought the process by which I chose her cow was completely objective. The owners of the other two cows did think the process had been subjective and were quite ready to share with me their subjective opinions of the quality of the decision I had made.

I am just contented that my old record player and my newer, yet apparently becoming more obsolete by the day, CD player, are willing to accept and play a variety of types of music, especially classical music, which has moved to near the top oof my favorites.

My favorite will always remain good old Rock and Roll from the 50s-early 60s and Buddy Holly will always be my most hallowed musician, although Mozart is right behind him. In my advancing years I have come to better appreciate a wider variety of musical styles.

Now I will have to listen to the various planet, pieces, to see if I have a preference. Most likely I will simply enjoy them, all, as they play.

Thanks for this post.

Deciding which is better, Mars or Jupiter, is a rather apples to oranges comparison..

“Mine’s the SUN. I like it because it’s like the King of Planets!”