Shame on you Mr. Foote (Non serious and non technical)

[Greg Newell]

Ed,
    I'm ready for some enthusiasm in my life. How can I get one?
                Greg Newell

A440A@AOL.COM wrote:

>  John writes:
>
> >As a recent purchaser of your CD on 'strange piano tunings', I am
> >writing to express my displeasure at the amount of anguish you have
> >created in my life.  I prided myself on my vast collection of CD's of
> >Classical and Romantic period piano music.  They used to give me great
> >joy as I listened endlessly to them at home or in the car.
> >
> >Now all that has changed.  As a result of being exposed to your CD I no
> >longer get any real pleasure from 95% of my other CD's, and I hold you
> >personally responsible.  Yes, you did have a 'health warning' on the
> >cover of your CD but I think it was totally inadequate.
>
> Greetings,
>   ah,  tonality.....ain't it great?   It is always refreshing to hear that
> others become sensitized to key color.  This, in itself, is reason to
> completely re-record the entire piano literature, which in turn promises a
> bonanza of opportunities for the  technician willing to become more
> temperament aware.  There is a growing number of techs that are selling these
> alternatives, and a growing number of musicians that are elated at the
> changes made to the music.  I think the idea is here to stay.
>      Many think that the CD sticker warning is just there for humor, but I
> will repeat, it refers to a very real change of perspective that non-equal
> tunings can cause.
>    We hope to do another as soon as we recover from this one, as they are
> rather expensive to produce.  I am leaning toward a sampler idea, with some
> Mozart, LVB, Schubert, and Chopin.
> Thanks for the enthusiasm,
> Regards,
> Ed