Chris Bonds inquires:

>Has anyone read the monster bio of Webern by Hans Moldenhauer? I saw it
>for sale in a used bookstore in Stillwater, MN, and was tempted.  But all
>their books were overpriced IMO--recall that I got a $189 book for $15--
>and I didn't get it.  I would like to know if it is a good book or whether
>it is a sycophantic rave.

I've consulted it repeatedly.  That's what it's good for.  It's an
authoritative, alum-dry compilation of Weberniana.  Any resemblance to good
writing is purely by chance.  Moldenhauer and his wife were Webern nuts who
invested a lot of their time and some of their money to get Webern better
known internationally.  The book offers detail on Webern and his works that
even the Grove won't give you.  If that's a criterion, consider buying it
(I always used the library when I needed it).

Denis Fodor                     Internet:[log in to unmask]