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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:
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> "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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