mikeh-375
old school
Andre Previn would say to his dear friend John Williams, “When are you going to stop writing all that silly film music?” Encouraging him to move completely into the classical world as he had.
I hadn't heard that Dave. Ironic from the man who won all of those Oscars. Funny thing is, when listening to JW's concert works I can see Previn's point, the man has something profound to say, something that needs no picture...truly a modern day genius.
Previn once heard a wonderful and fiendish Paganini solo violin piece being rattled off superbly behind closed doors at a conservatoire. Then a pretty young blonde student came out and AP asked if that was her playing. She said "yes maestro" and as she carried on down some stairs, she turned to him, flicked her hair back and said ever so sweetly, "yeah that Paganini is a real motherfucker"