Dr Brodsky - pull the other one

I can’t support booting somebody off the forum because he acts the goat or talks through his rear end half the time. Personal abuse is a whole different matter and Dr. B has come close to that a few times, probably crossed the line if deleted posts are anything to go by. I’m happy to leave it to the mods to take care of that and judge when enough is enough.

It’s ironic that some of those urgently demanding his head are the same people who’ve engaged in lengthy peeing contests with him. Obviously the man is a wind-up artist. If you think he’s talking drivel, ignore him for heaven’s sake. Or at least ignore the diatribe and focus on the point it’s hiding, if there is one.

Personally, I think there’s room for a little irreverence and ribbing on an internet forum, and for those who dislike such interchanges there’s always the Gramophone letters section. Lots of very serious people airing their views on there.

When Brendel was asked to write a article of his choice in the book Remembering Horowitz, he declined, stating 'I deal with realities, not myths'.
The Richter Schubert on Philips should be avoided at all costs. One bad apple. The recording, not me. OK both.

I'll offer my full support to that point of view and try to be as positive as often as I perceive myself being negative.

In the spirit of said sentiment I will offer a positive spin on the Brodskysaurus' contributions to this site.

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Brendel regards Rachmaninov as 'kitsch', that is too say that the means employed to express his emotions are over-inflated. I see Brendel's point, though I rather enjoy Rachmaninov at his best.