On Wed, 16 May 2007 11:53:09 -0500, "Charlotte Webb" charlottethewebb@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@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