I heard a great viola concerto last week by the composer
Alan Shulman .
It was his Theme and Variations arranged for string orchestra.
His son was at the performance, and gave a short speech beforehand.
Shulman played cello for the NBC orchestra under Toscanini.
According to his son, Toscanini was very supportive of the outside
(musical) activities of his musicians. He was at the premiere
of the Theme and Variations, and was recorded to say, in response,
(in my phonetic Italian) "Semplice ma belle", "simple but lovely".
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