One wag commented on a performance of Debussy’s impressionistic magnum opus conducted by George Szell, “He tried Debussy’s ‘La Mer’ once. It came out as ‘Das Merde.’”
Great conductor. Great composer. But not all marriages are meant to be (as Debussy well knew).
Happy birthday, Claude Debussy!
Debussy in the W.C.?
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