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...much I would give to have been born sooner so I could have followed The Who for its whole career. Its music, rock 'n' roll without compromising intelligence and wit, is as timeless as Beethoven and the Beatles...
...level, at swimming pools, beaches and other public facilities. Khomeini even banned most music from radio and TV. Marches were acceptable, he told Italian Journalist Oriana Fallaci, but other Western music "dulls the mind, because it involves pleasure and ecstasy, similar to drugs." Fallaci: "Even the music of Bach, Beethoven, Verdi?" Khomeini: "I do not know those names...
...Beethoven, The Nine Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon, 8 LPs, 1977). The seasoned mastery of Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic paradoxically retains a youthful surge and freshness...
...Beethoven, The Late Piano Sonatas (Deutsche Grammophon, 3 LPs, 1978). The majesty and mystery of these performances show why Maurizio Pollini moved into the front rank of pianists during the decade...
Overall, electronic devices have replaced instruments as the source of music for children. At an age when Beethoven was grinding out major works, children today are encouraged to buy the "Magical Musical Thing." Shaped vaguely like a rifle, its maker promises you can "play it like a piano keyboard" or "play it like a guitar and be a star." Either way, "Touch a tune or strike a song, let your fingers creep along...