Franz Welser-Moest was quoted as saying:

>"Craftsmanship is a necessity to build art. Anything else is charlatanry."

Quaint, but I believe the correct word is "charlatanism." One would have to
go back to the days of King George III to find currency for "charlatanry."

Mark Seeley wrote:

>Try imagining Bernstein uttering the same comment.

Knowing Bernstein, I suppose the word might have sat quite well on his
tongue.

John Dalmas
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