The Archive · 1938

A Further Reproof

To the Editor of the "Nonru-Cunxa Dany News"

Sm—I read with pleasure in this morning's issue of your esteemed paper H's letter and am in. entire. Jagreement with his views. Although Casella may have committed in F.A's mind an unforgivable sin, this fact should not have deprived him of the right that every author has to the most elementary courtesy in the criticism of his work. I am afraid that F.A's prejudices were too strong for him and so befogged his mind that he neither understood the composer's intentions nor could he appreciate the beauties of the Minuet and Pastorale, which formed part of the "Suite" But then I remember PA's adverse criticism of a very ood performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and his lavish praise, {in the same breath, of a dubious performance of "La Tosca and Tam not surprised!

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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