Can you believe it? Jay Nordlinger, the "new" music critic for National
Review, writes this week that Andre Previn is IT.  "As it stands," he
writes, "(Previn) is the great man of music in the world today.  Complain
if you will about the musical poverty of our times.  But can you name a
greater musician? No, you can't," concludes Nordlinger.

How do you like them apples?

Nordlinger counts out James Levine and Daniel Barenboim (his choice for
runners-up) because they have composed zip "as far as anyone knows." But
Nordlinger's choice of competing composers might give one a clue to his
soul.  He cites only three: John Corigliano, William Bolcom and, ahem,
Gian Carlo Menotti.

John Dalmas
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