Do you know Beecham's comment on Hitler who was attending a performance of, if memory serves me right, La Traviata? I'll check the opera and write later tonight. Doug ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Peter J Nebergall <iusar4s@xxxxxxxx> Reply-To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 08:50:29 -0500 >Because of my mother (concert pianist) I met a lot of conductors. ALL >(except Thomas Schippers) were big egos. I was a brat undefoot -- but >Karajan wasn't nasty to me. >Mom was discovered by Beecham -- now THAT was an ego! > >PJ Nebergall > >On Tue, 5 Sep 2006 18:57:22 -0500 "Jeffery Smith" <jls@xxxxxxxxxx> >writes: >> I think that Von Karajan probably had the biggest ego of just about >> anyone >> in the 20th century. I wouldn't expect him to have repented. He felt >> himself >> incapable of error. >> >> Jeffery Smith >> New Orleans, LA >> http://www.400tx.com >> http://400tx.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Allen Zak >> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:47 PM >> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei TLR - The History by Ian Parker >> >> >> >> On Sep 5, 2006, at 4:39 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: >> >> > Parker's exact wording is "The firm Franke & Heidecke were ardent >> and >> > proud >> > supporters of Hitler's National Socialist Party and I would >> quickly >> > hasten >> > to add that many other German industrialists also supported >> Hitler, >> > and with >> > large sums of money." >> > >> > One fellow from the LUG asked me how I could possible listen to >> music >> > conducted by Herbert Von Karajan as he was not opposed to Hitler. >> I >> > suppose that it is the same reason why I drive Japanese cars. I'm >> not >> > buying them >> > for Japan's sake. I'm buying them for my sake. >> > >> > Jeffery Smith >> > New Orleans, LA >> > http://www.400tx.com >> > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ >> >> Von Karajan, who joined in 1935, was a member of the Nazi Party. >> Afterward, he was unrepentant. I never bought any of his recordings >> >> because I don't support Nazis, no matter what they are selling. >> >> Allen Zak >> >> --- >> Rollei List >> >> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >> in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >> >> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >> 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into >> www.freelists.org >> >> - Online, searchable archives are available at >> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list >> >> >> >> --- >> Rollei List >> >> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >> in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >> >> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >> 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into >> www.freelists.org >> >> - Online, searchable archives are available at >> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list >> >> > >--- >Rollei List > >- Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > >- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > >- Online, searchable archives are available at >//www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list