Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Oct 10, 2007, at 10:32 AM, Afterswift@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 10/10/2007 6:40:38 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > lug-request@leica-users.org writes: > > Any serious student of piano music knows that Alkan was hardly > obscure! > > And what does his religion have to do with any appreciation of > his works? it's important... he could only play with one hand... he had a Kosher pickle in the other... Steve > > Jerry > > > > -------------------------------------------- > Jerry, > > I seldom hear Alkan performed these days in concerts. I know about > him from > programs on WQXR sporadically over the years. As for his religion, > I remarked > about it because I was surprised that Alkan would be so worldly when > orthodox Judaism in those days was insular. That's not true > anymore. Amazing that he > could function in both societies so seamlessly. > > Bob > > Bob > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http:// > www.aol.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information