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"Karl E. Moyer" <[log in to unmask]>
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Karl E. Moyer
Date:
Thu, 2 Jan 1997 16:21:34 -0500
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On Thu, 2 Jan 1997, William Bahnfleth wrote:
 
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>
> Reger probably wouldn't care what we think of him.  Someone told me that he
> once responded to an unfavorable review of his work as follows:
>
> "I am sitting in the smallest room in my house.  I have your review before
> me.  It will soon be behind me."
 
        For this quote, see Slonimsky, Nicholas, _Lexicon of Musical
Invective_, a book every musician or music lover should own, read and enjoy.
The negative comments recorded there about Beethoven, for example, are just
priceless.
                                                        Karl E. Moyer
                                                        Lancaster PA

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