Archive for June 9th, 2008
Putting George Down
Herbert Kuhner
from Swing Men and Women
Hans Weigel,
who was reputed to be
the dean of Austrian critics,
claimed that Uncle Sam
had committed “mortal sins”
in the music category.
Porter, Berlin and Kern
are named as the greatest sinners,
but the sinner of sinners,
according to Weigel,
was George Gershwin.
He calls Gershwin
“a second-hand syncopation profiteer.”
Hans, there’s a song I’d like to play for you.
It’s called […]
Posted: June 9th, 2008 under Poetry.
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Hans Weigel 1908 - 1991
Profil 22. Jänner 2007, Profil 4, Seite 87
Interview
Bronner: Dazu folgende Geschichte: Der Theaterkritiker Hans Weigel bekam von der Burgschauspielerin Käthe Dorsch anläßlich eines Verrisses die legendäre Watschn. Aus diesem Vorfall machte ich die Nummer “Hit me, Kate”. Eines Abends saß Franz Antel mit großem Gefolge in der “Marietta”. Just nach “Hit me, Kate” verließ er […]
Posted: June 9th, 2008 under Polemics, Text, Dossier, Hypocrisy.
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