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Ad Campaign Disabled   Krenek "The newly exiled composer Ernst Krenek was applauded politely when he played the piano in the US premiere of his aggressive and atonal Second Piano Concerto in Boston in November 1938. Afterwards his publisher heard a patrician lady comment on it to another: 'Conditions in Europe must be dreadful!'" Krenek, Ernst (1900-1991) Austrian-American lecturer, pianist and composer [noted for his operas and other compositions, and for various books] [Sources: Hans W. Heinsheimer, Menagerie in F sharp] More Ernst Krenek anecdotes Related Anecdote Keywords: Classical Music Concerts Bad Reviews Composing Assumptions World War II War 1930s View/add Comments [0] 10987654321 Ratings: 9.56 [43 vote(s)]

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