Ed Zubrow responds to Steve Schwartz: >>Is it "Duval"? or "Dubal"? Dubal was many, many years ago a piano teacher >>of mine (a grand total of two lessons, after which I quit). > >Curious why you quit? Well, Steve Schwartz can explain it himself of course, and I don't know his explanation, but when I read that a respected and knowledgeable researcher like Margaret Mikulska don't hesitate to use a word like "a disaster" about Mr.Dubals scientific work, then I think one might think that Recognition or lack of Recognition has its weight, nevertheless it now should be so or not. I came to think of when I heard about an orchestra in the neighbourhood needing a new conductor. So far I know the orchestra was respected, and a very good one for this kind of orchestra. However when I heard about in how doubtful manner the musicians spake about their leaving conductor, I thought "Shall I really apply this job? If this orchestra couldn't get any better conductor last time then that "fish-trader" they described, I might have my Vorstellung about the rank of that orchestra wrong. I got very suspicious and thought I should better look elleswhere go for an orchestra which at least themselves think they are cooperating with conductors of class". etcetera. Mats Norrman [log in to unmask]