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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000004.txt from 2006/06

From: Oboeeee@-----.com
Subj: [DR-L] Quote of the Day
Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 19:21:45 -0400


One of the Brussels Philharmonic's female subscribers made a habit of
sketching each visiting artist during the performance and requesting that the
resulting work be autographed.

When Prokofiev visited, he utterly refused to cooperate, calling his
portrait a poor rendering. "It looks more like Furtwangler," he remarked.

The usher, acting on the woman's behalf, pleaded with the composer. "Please,
Mr. Prokofiev," he begged. "She is such a good subscriber. Please do this
little thing for the Brussels Philharmonic!"

Prokofiev, examining the portrait once again, finally took up his pen with a
heavy sigh and signed with a flourish - whereupon the usher took a closer
look at Prokofiev's "autograph." It read simply, "Furtwangler."

- Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Russian composer

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