"NOT FOND OF CHOPIN"
Sir,-In The Listener of May 15, your contributor " Marsyas " completely surrendered his claim to be a competent
musical commentator by his remark: "I am not fond of Chopin." May I refer him to Brewer’s "Dictionary of Phrase and Fable" wherein "Marsyas," according to classical legend, is described as "the Phrygian flute-player, who challenged Apollo to a contest of skill, and, being beaten by the god, was flayed alive for his presumption." In my opinion, Sir, such a fate would be too merciful for any musician who boasted his dislike of Chopin, god of the piano.
L. D.
AUSTIN
(Wellington).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 7, Issue 157, 26 June 1942, Unnumbered Page
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