“The slightly prissy and demure aspect of some of Mozart’s and Haydn’s music can be legitimately criticized as a character flaw in music—albeit one mixed together with many other great virtues. ‘Classical restraint’ is therefore a vexed concept—like the modern concept of ‘fun’—which packages together some positive things with some negatives, blurring together what is beneficial and proper with what is damaging, frustrating or dangerous.” www.EmotionInLifeAndMusic.com
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