Years ago Leonard Bernstein agreed to do a special performance for a New York rich lady and her friends, and brought his orchestra with him. It just so happened that Bernstein had written all the music for the evening. When the performance was over, "Mrs. Brown" commented, "Oh Leonard, that was wonderful! Who wrote the music?" Well, the famous conductor didn't want to embarrass her by saying, "Me" so he responded with, "Beethoven." And now Mrs. Brown continued to show her ignorance of music when she asked, "Oh, is he still composing?" To which Bernstein responded, "No ma'am. He's decomposing!"
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