I got this from a virtual friend, but it looks like the last bit
relates to some talk here about Strauss recently, so if anyone is
interested, they can check it out (I will). I like the note about the
walk with Mahler....
Doug
Begin forwarded message:
>
> Subject: The Rest is Noise
>
> Alex Ross, the New Yorker's classical music writer, has a book coming
> out in a few months, "The Rest is Noise," that will essentially
> rewrite the history of 20th century music. "The Rest is Noise" is also
> the name of his blog. He has published odd ends from the book and also
> some odd ends that didn't make it in. One of those odd ends is up now
> and will be of general interest:
>
> http://www.therestisnoise.com/2007/06/the_president_w.html
>
> (An excerpt from the book's first chapter is at this URL:
>
> http://www.therestisnoise.com/2004/05/what_is_this.html
>
> It discusses the Austrian premiere of R. Strauss's "Salome" in 1906.
> Among other things, Strauss spent part of the day walking in the
> country with Gustav Mahler.)
>
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