Karl replies to Dave:

>Donald Satz wrote:
>
>>In the referenced NewYorker article provided by Janos, Wild not only
>>jabs at Lang Lang and Brendel.  He also states that Martha Argerich
>>"can't play eight bars in the same tempo".
>
>I believe remarks like those stem from an individual's own insecurities.
>The music world is full of talented individuals and it is often chance,
>marketing, etc.  that makes one artist a "star" versus another.  Rarely
>have I encountered a politician, especially in the midst of a campaign,
>making positive remarks about another politician.

Oh, I don't know....  In fact, Argerich *does* push and pull on the
music quite a bit.  One musician poking fun at another's idiosyncracies
is hardly an act of evil or a measure of insecurity--as a (lesser) active
musician I can tell you that jabs within the family are probably perceived
as nothing more than love-bites.  Laughing at a mistake would be another
matter.

John Smyth
Sacramento, CA