My take on music, nationalism, politics, and my slightly different approach to writing program notes for the Magarò, Smetana & Sibelius concert.
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“A sacrifice to the bitch goddess of greed and nothing else. He had no success in the United States and Europe for several seasons, and his concerts in the Soviet Union were triumphs. When I saw him for the last time he was despondent about his material fate in France. He returned to the Soviet Union, and when he finally understood his position there it was too late.”
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Bach was quickly scooped up by Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. What this meant for Bach was that he was freed from church duties and able to compose secular music for some of the best musicians in Europe.
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“All I know of love is the pain it causes!”
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“The applause went on for nearly an entire hour. People were in uproar, and ran up and down through the streets of Leningrad until the small hours, embracing and congratulating each other on having been there. They had understood the message...”
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