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Re: Living British Conductors

« on: October 04, 2016, 11:31:15 am »

Quote from: ahinton on October 03, 2016, 09:35:05 pm

Ah, yes; I also remember his being asked who composed the music for Rule! Britannia, in response to which he shuffled around rather sheepishly for a moment before meekly answering "er, Elgar, was it?" - proving beyond all reasonable doubt what most of us had long since recognised, namely that he didn't know his Arne from his Elgar...


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