A lively presentation by Prof. Lou Marinoff, author of a trilogy of novels based on the life and times of Fernando Sor (1778-1839), known as the Beethoven of the Guitar.
Thanks so much, Massimo and Chad, and for our discussion at the end. Glad it worked without the video. For anyone who wants to hear Sor's music after the talk, the video on Book One is here: ua-cam.com/video/dxahhAT6cTY/v-deo.html
Okay, now that I've watched the whole talk, I'll say again that the video for Book One was excellent, and I hope that you make the videos for Books Two and Three available on UA-cam. I think the original reason why we have a UA-cam of Book One is that the Zoom version of the video didn't work for some of us, surprisingly enough, and we could watch it only on UA-cam. I gather we're going to have Two and Three on UA-cam, and I thank you. Lou, as you recall I contacted you via your website about a problem I'm having with your dear friend. You haven't gotten back to me, and I assume you are his devoted ally and therefore, when he told you he wanted nothing to do with me, you stayed mum and never replied to my inquiry. What he did was outrageous and wrong. I think the people who have been most grievously wronged, however, are the Palestinians, not I. He presented a film about Toscanini that was going to show Israel as a beautiful country without saying anything about how Israel drove 750,000 Palestinians out of their own homeland, and has continued to oppress those who still live in that land. It's not complicated or confusing. It's fact, the same way that everything Fernando Sor went through was fact, and indeed this is much clearer and less complicated than any of that. I had asked him to be honest about it. I'll bet you don't want to get involved, but it hurts that your friend should do this. It was mean. Therefore I can't watch any more of his films, because I'm not on his email list anymore, as a punishment for my questioning him about this, and he simply said he didn't want to get into politics and wanted to give people an oasis from the strife we see on TV. I'm not an obnoxious person, someone to avoid. I'm not rude. The truth is well known to many people, and acknowledging it would be in line with what you said in your talk on this video about ethics and responsibility. Netanyahu was caught on video bragging about how he deliberately sabotaged every peace agreement he ever made with the Palestinians. That's in line with what Israel has done all along. It's for a Jewish state for Jews only. The link is contained in a recent article by Juan Cole. We shouldn't look out for our personal comfort as a priority. Of course, what you said in your video about him brought up this whole subject. Yes, he certainly does admirable work, and he does it well. Okay, I've said enough about that for now. Thank you for getting the word out about Fernando Sor. It was a thrilling time in history, very little understood or known.
Thanks so much, Massimo and Chad, and for our discussion at the end. Glad it worked without the video. For anyone who wants to hear Sor's music after the talk, the video on Book One is here:
ua-cam.com/video/dxahhAT6cTY/v-deo.html
No need to apologize for talking so much. Your energy, enthusiasm, and wealth of knowledge are admirable.
Okay, now that I've watched the whole talk, I'll say again that the video for Book One was excellent, and I hope that you make the videos for Books Two and Three available on UA-cam. I think the original reason why we have a UA-cam of Book One is that the Zoom version of the video didn't work for some of us, surprisingly enough, and we could watch it only on UA-cam. I gather we're going to have Two and Three on UA-cam, and I thank you.
Lou, as you recall I contacted you via your website about a problem I'm having with your dear friend. You haven't gotten back to me, and I assume you are his devoted ally and therefore, when he told you he wanted nothing to do with me, you stayed mum and never replied to my inquiry. What he did was outrageous and wrong. I think the people who have been most grievously wronged, however, are the Palestinians, not I. He presented a film about Toscanini that was going to show Israel as a beautiful country without saying anything about how Israel drove 750,000 Palestinians out of their own homeland, and has continued to oppress those who still live in that land. It's not complicated or confusing. It's fact, the same way that everything Fernando Sor went through was fact, and indeed this is much clearer and less complicated than any of that. I had asked him to be honest about it. I'll bet you don't want to get involved, but it hurts that your friend should do this. It was mean. Therefore I can't watch any more of his films, because I'm not on his email list anymore, as a punishment for my questioning him about this, and he simply said he didn't want to get into politics and wanted to give people an oasis from the strife we see on TV. I'm not an obnoxious person, someone to avoid. I'm not rude. The truth is well known to many people, and acknowledging it would be in line with what you said in your talk on this video about ethics and responsibility. Netanyahu was caught on video bragging about how he deliberately sabotaged every peace agreement he ever made with the Palestinians. That's in line with what Israel has done all along. It's for a Jewish state for Jews only. The link is contained in a recent article by Juan Cole. We shouldn't look out for our personal comfort as a priority. Of course, what you said in your video about him brought up this whole subject. Yes, he certainly does admirable work, and he does it well.
Okay, I've said enough about that for now. Thank you for getting the word out about Fernando Sor. It was a thrilling time in history, very little understood or known.