tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post5075841753071905792..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Don't try this on your KindleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-12985430711454016532012-11-30T10:59:16.714+00:002012-11-30T10:59:16.714+00:00I must second Elaine Fine's point in her last ...I must second Elaine Fine's point in her last paragraph. Books on certain subjects with marginalia written by people distinguished in that field are prizes indeed. I was trying to think of an example I would pounce on like a panther, and there popped into my head the notion of any books on Beethoven owned and marked by Rene Leibowitz. His complete Beethoven symphonies, which I've owned since their issue in 1961 and have been reissued on Chesky, have splendid sound, the RPO still at its best, but most notably, passionate, intense performances at startling tempi not heard again for the best part of two decades. And so I wonder what line of thought brought him to these tempi and, as he idolized Schoenberg and studied with Webern, did they play a part in his thinking about the symphonies in general. There can be astonishing revelations in the marginalia of the sort of books Elaine and I are thinking of. There are not a few such treasures to be found, especially at auctions.Philip Amoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11739418522974972567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-16351484883048368042012-11-29T18:19:40.365+00:002012-11-29T18:19:40.365+00:00I find books convenient places to stash articles, ...I find books convenient places to stash articles, obituaries, and sometimes letters from the writer. Never in my wildest dreams would I ever paste a clipping into a book! However, if I found this book in a used book store I would probably buy it because it reflects something of a dialogue between a dedicated reader, the subject matter, and the times.<br /><br />I tend to shy away from used books that are highlighted, because they were obviously used for some kind of study purpose, but a book that has been marked up can sometimes be kind of thrilling to read.<br /><br />I remember looking at my father's copy of a memoir by a conductor he worked with for many years. All over the place were notes that read "not true," and "didn't happen." There's a place for underlining and commentary in works of "non fiction."<br /><br />Elaine Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.com