No apology needed.

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It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes.

No apology needed.

Posted by sser2 (A) on April 28, 2007 at 16:26:48

In Reply to: Apology posted by Amphissa on April 28, 2007 at 10:19:34:

I enjoyed your post.

When I heard the news of Rostropovich's death, I had a memory flash of one of his TV interviews. It was during Gorbachev's perestroika. R. made his first visit to USSR after long years of exile. He was traveling on board a train from Moscow to St. Petersburg, accompanied by a young rising TV anchor and his camera man. The boy was of the most nasty and arrogant kind of his profession, nothing sacred. He tried to get on equal footing with R, but had no success. With his signature smile, R. answered questions in a few words, and always in such a way that the boy appeared stupid. The boy, not accustomed to such treatment, finally lost his patience and asked point-blank: why you are not returning to USSR? Now we have freedom here, and your citizenship has been restored. Are you more comfortable in the West? R., with even more charming smile, immediately replied: Who has freedom? You? You don't have any. You cannot go abroad. But I have freedom. I can go anywhere I want, and me speaking here with you is proof. You probably don't realize that I am at home here more than you are.

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Topic - Mstislav Rostropovich... - orejones 04:31:36 04/27/07 (17)

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Kagan and Gutman - tlyyra 02:23:24 05/03/07 (0)

Very sad - DragonEars 19:24:07 04/27/07 (0)

Yes, sharp mind, not just great musician... nt - sser2 10:28:56 04/27/07 (4)

Apology - Amphissa 10:19:34 04/28/07 (1)

No apology needed. - sser2 16:26:48 04/28/07 (0)

Bull - Amphissa 07:21:05 04/28/07 (1)

Your posts are usually fabulous. But, with due respect... - SE 09:19:08 04/28/07 (0)

Once I taped him on the NY Phil PBS Great Performances, - docw 06:55:13 04/27/07 (2)

Video of Rostropovich playing the Dvorak concerto - BarneyT 08:02:44 04/28/07 (0)

The recording to play is Britten's Symphony for Cello. - Bob Neill 09:39:08 04/27/07 (0)

Re: Mstislav Rostropovich... - mes 05:26:13 04/27/07 (1)

I must say.... - damage k 06:26:35 04/27/07 (0)

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No apology needed. - sser2 16:26:48 04/28/07 (0)

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