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Posted by Len Mullenger on February 27, 2007, 11:51 am, in reply to "Re: Hatto? Ha!" Yes, that remains to be seen, and therefore I had better come clean at once: Best - Robert (as long as it lasts) Patrick Waller, Assistant Webmaster for MusicWeb, checked with Robert von Bahr as we though someone was trying to impersonate him and he replied Dear Mr. Waller, no, no hoax, but, after having had my first holiday in 8 years entirely I am afraid that the rubbish you linked to is genuine, if regretful. I I would be interested to read the deleted entry, if you still have access to Very best - Robert von Bahr, aka bissie. Curiouser and Curiouser.
Message modified by board administrator February 27, 2007, 11:55 am
I removed a mailing to this Bulletin Board from "Bunnie" because I thought it was a hoax. I apologize to Bunnie.
The message was to the effect that the Laslo Simon Liszt Trancendental studies on Bis was not by Laslo Simon at all but was actually recorded by Robert von Bahr himself. The poster quoted a posting from Bissie on
http://www.emusic.com/messageboard/viewTopic.html?topicId=8816#57780
As a matter of fact, there was no László Simon - or so I thought. I recorded those Transcendental Etudes myself but, not wanting to appear in person on my label, according to my apparent modesty, I invented LS. You have no idea how flabbergasted I was, when it turned out that there does exist one pianist László Simon. So we're talking about a triple hoax here and I am of course very proud of the accolades that have been heaped over my reading - that is, if indeed it is my reading. Having found out about the living pianist LS, I didn't really feel I had any choice but to let him record the Etudes as well, and what do you know - they came out e-x-a-c-t-l-y like mine, down to the smallest sound-wave. Talk about coincidences. I cannot now for the life of me remember which pressing is which, and, basically, it doesn't matter. However, in order to enjoy my just fame, I have just applied for a name-change, to Rejoice von Hatto
destroyed by this affair (instead of meeting with my family I spent more
than 9 hours daily in a dark room with a telephone and computer for more
than a week in Israel), answering phone calls, giving interviews, writing
statements and articles, I finally gave in and tried to find some humour in
this sordid business.
wouldn't mind in the least if it were taken away. Unfirtunately I cannot do
so myself.
At the time I thought it was funny. I don't anymore, but, it is mine,
nobody else's.
it.
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