Denis Fodor wrote:

>...  Furtwaengler came from
>a Munich family of high-society Bildungsbuerger; Strauss was Bavaria's
>star composer and an important local conductor, to boot; Orff was
>considered about as untouchable as the other two.  From such pedestals
>and with the squish of the regime's spiritual capital behind them, they
>could afford to take a risk or two.  I salute them for it.

Sorry, but from such pedestals and with the squish of the regimes spiritual
capital behind them, they could afford to take more risks and not serve
the regime so shamelessly.  I positively dont salute them for their
failure in showing servitude instead of courage.

Robert