On Wed, 16 May 2007 11:53:09 -0500, "Charlotte
Webb"
<charlottethewebb(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Offhand I would suggest that being a pianist is trivial compared to
> being a prime minister of Poland. However, the latter infobox should
> remain.
on 5/16/07 5:20 PM, Guy Chapman aka JzG at guy.chapman(a)spamcop.net wrote:
Charlotte, in my view you'd be wrong. Paderewski was hugely and
internationally famous as a pianist, whereas his fame as a Prime
Minister of Poland is largely limited to Poland - and the popularity
which saw him elected was founded in part on his pianism anyway.
Seriously, I have 78s of Paderewski which were treasured possessions
of my parents.
Guy,
Wonderful! I am a collector also, and the Paderewski recordings are among
the most treasured. History does, and always will, remember him as an artist
first!
Marc Riddell