[f_minor] Howard Scott dies age 92

[Anita Monroe]

By the way, the one person I know who is an expert in classical music is
very ill, in rehab after cancer surgery.   His name is David Schryer.  I
knew him from the days when my first husband and he worked at NASA.
 David's heritage is German.  His father was a piano tuner and expert in
instrument repair.  In his youth before immigrating to the US, he traveled
with several European orchestras.  David sends me collections of various
artists and singers.  His taste is excellent, especially in opera and piano
performances.  His favorite pianist is Weissenberg, a rather low-key fellow
with only a few recordings.  David has them all.

I certainly hope that he survives. He is my oldest friend and the most
knowledgeable person about music that I've ever known.

Best,
Anita

On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 8:50 PM, Anita Monroe <rubatoatm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Pat,
>
> In this country not many people pay attention to classical music.  A very
> tiny few. And nobody knows any birthdays or dates of death of ANY of them.
>  A few people know about GG, but they know little about him.  It just can't
> be helped.  Time marches on.
>
> Fond regards,
> Anita
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Pat <pzumst at bluewin.ch> wrote:
>
>>   Indeed,  thanks to David Pelletier
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/arts/music/howard-h-scott-a-developer-of-the-lp-dies-at-92.html?_r=0
>>
>> ( OT: Please note that there is at least one mistake in this article. The
>> first CD was introduced in October 1982 and not 1978 as the article claims.
>> What’s it with journalistic standards these days ? Does Research equal
>> Copy/Paste nowdays ? And that with the NYT ! )
>>
>>  *From:* David Pelletier <promonde at aol.com>
>> *Sent:* Sunday, October 07, 2012 8:11 PM
>> *To:* Discussion of the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.<f_minor at glenngould.org>
>> *Cc:* Discussion of the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.<f_minor at glenngould.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [f_minor] GG on DRS2, german radio feature
>>
>>  Howard Scott died yesterday
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Oct 7, 2012, at 12:52 PM, "Pat" <pzumst at bluewin.ch> wrote:
>>
>>    Dear all
>>
>> For those of you who can speak or understand german (don’t look at me,
>> it’s my second lingo) there will be a feature about him on Switzerland’s
>> public broadcasting radio station DRS 2 (mainly classical music, arts,
>> Jazz, ecclectic stuff like theatre, Janacek Operas and roundtable debates
>> on the late Debussy) next week.
>>
>> Details are here:
>>
>> http://www.drs2.ch/www/de/drs2/sendungen/grosse-interpretationen/2660.sh10241105.html
>>
>> The title is apparently a pune ore play on words with Goldberg (golden
>> mountain).
>>
>> The program will be broadcast on the 9th between 4 and 5 pm. You can
>> either listen live, but there is a possiblilty that the program will later
>> be available as a download. It better be, decent people work at that time !
>>
>> I am still a bit puzzled at the non-impact that GG’s birthday had on
>> mainstream media (outside Canada). Either GG has lost the importance he
>> once had or something else went horribly wrong....
>>
>>
>> Pat
>>
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