It is not because of historical inaccuracy that I dislike Immortal Beloved. I consider Amadeus to be the one of the best movies ever made, and yet it is also historically inaccurate in many respects. What I find bad about Immortal Beloved is simply that; it is bad. I find parts of it terribly boring, and I don't care what you say, Beethoven seemed insane to me. There were some good parts to the movie, and Beethoven's music was well used, especially at the end, but generally, I like these kind of movies to have perhaps a more ironic sense of humor.
Regarding the comercialization of classical music, I agree with Peter that it is not necessarily the best option. It is a good thing when performers like Joshua Bell do get their music out into the world publically, classical music is not something to be hidden in the closet. However, focusing on publicity more could result in SOME performers becoming more concerned with their image than with what they think about the music, right or wrong. They may change key elements of their playing simply because to do otherwise would make them look bad, and the music's emotional point might not get across Incidentally, most popular music is released performed by either the people who wrote or the people for whom it was written, so they don't have to interpret as much, where as with most classical music, interpretaions sometimes tend to diverge away from what the composer might have liked, and when that happens, people can sometimes notice it subliminally, and not like the music. So it might be in clasical music's best interest to use period instruments. Regarding my beliefs about how to go about spreading classical music, read my comments under the topic "Kids and Music" will best explain it
Bob
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Some have said I am ripe for the Madhouse. Does that make me Beethoven? No, but it is interesting.
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