Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Today -100: December 31, 1919: Of wood alcohol and the irresponsibility of genius


Poland stations its entire army on the Russian border.

Headline of the Day -100: 


More wood alcohol disguised as whiskey.

Conductor Arturo Toscanini is on trial in Turin for assaulting a violinist during a rehearsal (I believe my post on this in June incorrectly said this occurred during an actual performance) of Beethoven’s 9th. He offers a psychologist as an expert witness, one Professor Pastor, who speaks for “the irresponsibility of genius.” The Tosc is acquitted.


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