Denis Fodor responds to me:
>> ...I cannot help but wonder if Celibidace's refusal to
>> record made collecting his broadcast performances all that more appealing.
>> For me, it was great marketing.
>
> Attributed to Celi is a quip that observes that it'd be great to dance
> with the real Bardot but not with a photo of her.
Denis, you are being too polite. IIRC what SC said was that listening to
a recording was like making love to a photo of MM.
Mind you, he made sure his Munich concerts were recorded...
Deryk Barker
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