GRGR(6) Discussion Opener
Craig Clark
CLARK at SHEPFS2.UND.AC.ZA
Thu Dec 5 09:03:31 CST 1996
Heikki wrote:
> Still, of all my Southern language relatives, I've always connected
> those "extraordinarily fluid and graceful hand gestures" to Franz Liszt,
> who, after all, may still be Rosie's "most famous compatriot". (Although
> Ken Russell's LISZTOMANIA came out only later in the 70s, am I right?)
About 1975 or so, if memory serves me (and it probably doesn't).
Nonetheless I think we should be honest and say that the number of
people who have NOT heard of Dracula is much smaller than the number
of people who have not heard of Franz Liszt. Regrettable (IMHO), but
true.
Craig Clark
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