Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow in Russia - in the beginning of the 1900's

from Igor Stravinsky: An Autobiography, page 18:

The following is illustrative of the attitude of the old master towards Debussy. At a concert where one of the latter’s works was on the program I asked Rimsky-Korsakov what he thought of it. He answered in these very words: “Better not listen to him; one runs the risk of getting accustomed to him and one would end by liking him.”
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Igor Stravinksy, Igor Stravinsky: An Autobiography (1936), p. 18. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434551533828 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Russia

Listeners

Listening to

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Debussy's work
written by Claude Debussy

Experience Information

Date/Time in the beginning of the 1900's
Medium live
Listening Environment indoors, in public

Originally submitted by verafonte on Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:32:14 +0100
Approved on Mon, 16 Nov 2015 16:44:49 +0000