Klarinet Archive - Posting 000226.txt from 1998/01

From: pharmacy <pharmacy@-----.com>
Subj: [Fwd: Is Vienna Right?]
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 08:18:30 -0500

Oh please. I've been on the sidelines but I really find this offensive and
unrelated to anything discussed. Could we stick to orchestra and/or clarinet
related topics and keep the politics out, please?
Carol

maybe Starr,maybe John wrote:

> Just one more reminder that Hitler was born in Austria.
>
> Regards,
> Starr
> >
> > At 03:30 PM 1/4/98 -0500, Robert Winston wrote:
> > >Is there a case to made for cultual consistency in music making? Are the VPO
> > >musicians bigots or conservators of a unique musical culture? Can a musical
> > >argument, as opposed to an employment rights case, be made for 'white men
> > >playing white music for white audiences.'
> > >Bill Hausmann wrote:
> > They are bigots who THINK of themselves as conservators. The Ku Klux Klan
> > view themselves the same way. Especially today, with widespread travel and
> > readily available recordings, familiarity with and enjoyment of Viennese
> > musical tradition is hardly exclusive to white male Austrians.