Beethoven's shopping note

Sir, – Donal Moore (January 20th) threatens to leave Ireland for Britten if there are any more composer puns

Sir, – Donal Moore (January 20th) threatens to leave Ireland for Britten if there are any more composer puns. Having made this “free choice of lifestyle”, I wonder will he be Offenbach. – Yours, etc,

CONOR WALSH,

Carrowhubbuck South,

Enniscrone, Co Sligo.

Sir, – I’m not sure why Beethoven had to go to the bother of writing up a shopping list (Breaking News, January 10th). Why didn’t he just Telemann what he wanted? – Yours, etc,

CIANA CAMPBELL,

Cahercalla, Ennis, Co Clare.

Sir, – I baroque my sides Lauten when I Traetta unRavel the Messiaen with Beethoven’s Chopin Liszt. Peersons have been very Bizet, but to be Franck they have Coste me a lot of Strauss. – Yours, etc,

JOAN TIMONEY,

Grange Road,

Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.

Sir, – I am Verdi annoyed by this endless punning.

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Hoddinott paid my subscription to The Irish Times, I would Adam well stop reading it.

Please, Finzi it at once – Mahlerned friends and I are all Straussed out by it. – Yours, etc,

PADRAIG O’ROURKE,

Merrion Road,

Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.