Klarinet Archive - Posting 000882.txt from 2002/07

From: Neil Leupold <leupold_1@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] ...for the A clarinet? Yes! & "Top Billing"
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:52:56 -0400

A repost of a quote:

Leonard Bernstein wrote in a letter to Ned Rorem:

"The problem with you and me, Ned, as that we want everybody in the
world to personally love us. That's impossible of course -- you just
can't *meet* everybody..."

--- Gene Nibbelin <gnibbelin@-----.com> wrote:
> Bill -
>
> But, you have forgotten that now Von Karajan is mad. You just can't please
> those prima donna conductors.
>
> Regards,
>
> Gene N.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Hausmann [mailto:bhausmann1@-----.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 8:43 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] ...for the A clarinet? Yes!
>
> At 01:33 AM 7/30/2002 -0400, Laurence Young wrote:
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Tony Pay" <tony_pay@-----.uk>
> >To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> >Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 1:25 AM
> >Subject: Re: [kl] ...for the A clarinet? Yes!
> >
> >*snip*
> >
> > > Of course, a dedication doesn't mean that the piece was written for the
> > > dedicatee's instrument. Speaking of which, I always liked the Symphony
> > > of Psalms dedication: Stravinsky said it was written "to the glory of
> > > God, and dedicated to the Boston Symphony Orchestra."
> > >
> > > Perhaps I shouldn't find that funny, but I do.
> >
> >Actually the funny part about that story, at least the way I've always
> heard
> >it told, was that when Serge Koussevitzky saw the dedication he was
> >absolutely livid that _his_ orchestra received second billing!
>
> What's he complaining about? "He" got TOP billing!
>
>
>
> Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
> 451 Old Orchard Drive
> Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265
>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
>
>
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