Klarinet Archive - Posting 000105.txt from 2007/10

From: "Daniel Leeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] R: [kl] breakfast with Dan Leeson, and a book
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:45:54 -0400

No offense taken Teresio Alberto. Opus Ultimum is a book that one likes if
one wants to solve the puzzle behind how the Mozart Requiem was written. If
that subject is not of interest to a reader, the book will serve no useful
purpose. But I am glad you liked "The Mozart Forgeries."

Dan Leeson
dnleeson@-----.net
SKYPE: dnleeson

-----Original Message-----
From: Teresio Alberto [mailto:teresio.alberto@-----.it]
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 12:17 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: [kl] R: [kl] breakfast with Dan Leeson, and a book

I can confirm that reading the book "The
Mozart Forgeries" was a very nice experience for me too.
Well written and amusing.
The style is kind of "detective story"...very different from "Opus Ultimum
the story of the Mozart Requiem" that I found very boring (sorry Dan , but
just to put it frankly..)
I look forward the author can give us other "forgeries" in a near future..
Thanks Dan even from Italy..

Teresio Alberto
Asti
Italy

-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: Margaret Thornhill [mailto:clarinetstudio@-----.com]
Inviato: mercoledì 10 ottobre 2007 19.06
A: klarinet@-----.org
Oggetto: [kl] breakfast with Dan Leeson, and a book

Dear List,

I am happy to report that Dan Leeson is alive and well, and does not eat
pizza for breakfast, instead abstemiously choosing a cup of assam tea.
He also graciously presented me with a signed copy of his novel, "The
Mozart Forgeries" which I have now read, and which is full of copious
information on the making of handmade paper, 18th century watermarks,
Mozart's manuscript singularities,and Las Vegas lowlife, as well as the
capers of a couple of endearing and gifted crooks.I

All this in that tricky suspense genre where "who done it" is known from
the first page but "how" has to be revealed. It's somewhat of an
education in the rarified field of original manuscript authentication,
too (in this case, the missing clarinet concerto and quintet
manuscripts.) Hooray for Dan!

You can find more information on his website at:
www.leesonbooks.com

Margaret

Margaret Thornhill
Artist/Teacher of Clarinet
Los Angeles
http://www.margaretthornhill.com

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