Klarinet Archive - Posting 000066.txt from 2004/05

From: "Patricia A. Smith" <arlyss1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Abime des oiseaux
Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 09:24:08 -0400

rien stein wrote:

>Many people said afterwards that I played very fine, but I was happier with the comment a few others made: "That was very touching". The greatest compliment I think was made by an old man who said: "I survived Bergen-Belsen. I had to weep". In my opinion that was even more a compliment to the man who wrote it: Messiaen, God bless his soul.
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Rien,

this is indeed a tribute not only to Monsieur Messiaen, but also to your ability to communicate his intentions with your playing. This is wonderful.

Patricia Smith

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