=-> Quoting Kenneth Newman to Martin Ridgley:
 KN> Beethoven wrote his famous Triple Concerto so as to showcase the
 KN> piano playing of his patron's son. The fact that his patron's son
 KN> couldn't play diddly merely presented him with the challenge of
 KN> how to write a piece that is complex and exciting and showcases
 KN> a piano yet has a piano part which is fantastically simple to play.
 KN> In that or any other context it's a work of genius, perhaps because
 KN> of its constraints. _Islands_ is also great in part because of its
 KN> constraints and limitations.
   Excellent point.  With all this talk about it, I almost wish I had a
 copy of it here to listen to now.  ;-(
 MR> At the time the album didn't do much for me.  It might now, but I
 MR> lost my vinyl copy in the late 70s sometime and never replaced it.
 KN> Fripp did a real nice job with the definitive edition CD.
 KN> Worth owning, IMO.
   Most of those re-mastered editions are reasonably priced around here,
 so maybe I'll add that one to my collection.
    Cheers,
             Martin
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