[78-L] Larry Adler anecdote

[Anthony Baldwin]

Presumably Ravel was referring to the cut-down arrangement on Adler's  
1935 10" 78 with Carroll Gibbons, which runs a little under 3'30".

Tony B


On Dec 7, 2008, at 6:43 AM, Stephen Davies wrote:


>
> ...Ravel's Bolero for a Columbia record which became a best seller  
> in Europe
> and the U.S.
>
> Composer Ravel, who objected violently to the way some conductors  
> (notably
> Maestro Toscanini) played his piece, took Larry Adler's drastic  
> treatment
> of it meekly, asked him simply: "Why don't you play it all?"
>>>>
>
> Stephen D
> Calgary
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