Word: stengelian
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...made the musicians give him a birthday party at his own house." Seiji Ozawa: "An audience eye-catcher. More than that I can't say about him." Well, one thing more: "He's an egomaniac." Tympanist Goodman's own weakness-or perhaps strength-is a Casey Stengelian war with words. Conductor Lorin Maazel recalls Goodman's indignation over the original acoustics in Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall: "What's the point of music played in a concert hall, if the guys who can't hear what they're playing, are heard...
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