Message #32005

[Gauk]

I recall Andre Previn saying that his ambition was to hear every piece of music ever written. A worthy aim, even if he didn't do much to realise it. Unless one explores, one doesn't know what interesting things are hidden in the shadows. This is particularly the case with composers like Erland von Koch and André Gedalge who were self-effacing and very loath to push their music forward during their lifetime. Success often goes to the people with the sharpest elbows.