I showed this to my boss (musicologist and newspaper critic) when I first saw it several years ago, he told me that it was originally a well know hoax by a music critic. Having been repeated many times and elaborated, has entered the world of urban legend. Mark Story, RPT Eastern Washington University mstory@ewu.edu > I don't think this is a recent story, but I believe it is a true one. I read this account when I was in music school some 20 (gasp!) years ago.
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