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Re: Maestro?
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Roger Hecht <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 2 Jul 1999 10:11:20 -0400
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Donald Satz wrote:

>I side with Jerry Seinfeld on this issue.  In one episode, he poked great
>fun at a small-time conductor who insisted on all his acquaintances calling
>him "maestro".  The guy was truely obnoxious, and this would also apply to
>any famous conductor who liked the term.

I admit I always used to feel funny calling out "Maestro" from the back row
when I had a question.  But I was not alone.  It depended on the conductor.

I may be wrong, but I think that Karajan used to insist on being called
"Herr Generalmusikdirektor" or whatever the German equivalent is. Something
like that.

Roger Hecht

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