[TPIN] Touvron on Andre

[Ian McKechnie]

On 4 Jun 2006 at 13:00, Wilmer Wise wrote:

> That is an unfair statement.

Re:
> 
> > There is very little mention of the other trumpeters who must have
> > crossed Maurice's path over his long career, and very little of the
> > contact with other nations' musicians is entirely complimentary. 
> > For example, there is a story about Maurice doing a concert with the
> > orchestra in Boston, and because he knew that they don't get paid
> > for out-of-season work he donated his large fee to the players.  The
> > very next year, he again played with the same orchestra, and asked
> > for a copy of the recording of the piece he had played.  They
> > demanded $100 for a copy of the tape !  (Apparently Maurice does not
> > appreciate the mercenary attitude underlying the music business in
> > the USA!)
> 
Maybe it is unfair : I'm just reporting what's in the book (I could give 
you the whole passage, not just the precis, except it takes typing 
time.)

The real question is, is it TRUE statement ?



Ian McKechnie
mckechnie at enterprise.net