18th-Century Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 34

[cahn]

And including Emperor Joseph II!

from Derek Beales: Joseph II, Volume 2: Against the World, 1780 - 1790:

Joseph's alleged comment to Mozart about the Entführung, "Too many notes", has been taken as evidence of his ignorance. But he probably said something like, "Too beautiful for our ears, and monstrous many notes." It is always necessary to bear in mind, when appraising the emperor's remarks, his peculiar brand of humor or sarcasm. He was usually getting at someone. And he did not use the royal "we". The ears in question were those of the Viennese audience, whom he was mocking for their limited appreciation of Mozart's elaborate music.

(though not gonna lie, I think it is a LOT of notes)

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Re: Report from Luz, mostly about Jacobites

[cahn]

Yaaaay for 18th C stuff and for Jacobites! (OMG I keep forgetting to go comment on regshoe's last readthrough post, I've also finished Heron and it was very good and tropey and very sad!)

It also has more on Anne Errol, the competent conspirator.

I am always happy to hear more about her :D

but I kept reading and luckily it turned out this was unreliable narration and she was an enemy spy.

Excellent!


I figure he can get to go out in a blaze of glory and hold a defiant speech and martyr himself, instead of slowly descending into abusive alcoholism...

Yeah, I also agree this is a fix-it :P Though certainly I see your point below that there are fix-its he would like better :PP

Re: Report from Luz, mostly about Jacobites

[luzula]

I am so glad you came along on the read through of Flight of the Heron, and that you enjoyed it! : D Yes, very good and tropey and sad is a good description…