There's a link to a story about the confession at the top of this page, under Latest News: http://www.pristineclassical.com/HattoHoax.html I hadn't heard of any of this! Interesting story. S ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Bennett" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 2:19 PM Subject: Re: What IS influence, anyway? > Stewart -- > > Are you a Joyce Hatto fan? She was an undistinguished British > piainst who died last year, who was suddenly discovered. A slew of > recordings that seemed to establish her as a true talent. Guess > what - it was a hoax. > > It unraveled when someone put in a Hatto CD in his computer, and > iTunes indicated it was a different artist. The two discs were > compared -- and they were identical. Her husband admitted that he > committed the fraud so that his wife's life could end on a high > note. > > This is post about the fraud -- I couldn't find a link to the wire > story on the admission: > > http://www.stephenpollard.net/003148.html > > Mike Bennett > > > > Blog: http://blog.myspace.com/mrhonorama > Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com > Find out about Chicago shows: > http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagopopshowreport/ > > > > > >>From: "Stewart Mason" >>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org >>To: >>Subject: Re: What IS influence, anyway? >>Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:02:12 -0500 >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam Smith" >>>So I guess I wonder - there being a good number of musicians here, >>>and >>>plenty more informed listeners - is there a standard that says if I >>>can't >>>hear it, it's not really an influence? Or can influences be more or >>>less >>>invisible to the listener of the finished product? >> >>I think so, or at least so buried that you don't recognize them >>until the artist says they're there. I'm sure I've used this >>example here before, but I once read an interview with Brian Eno >>where he said that when he was in school, he was addicted to his >>parents' Ray Conniff albums, particularly the wordless vocal >>choruses. I wouldn't have made that connection on my own (fan >>though I am of Conniff myself), but remembering that quote in the >>context of hearing, say, "Taking Tiger Mountain" or "On Some Faraway >>Beach," I just think, "Well, yes, of course." >> >>What bugs me is when I can hear nothing BUT the artist's influences, >>especially when it seems like an artist is influenced solely by a >>certain set of stylistically similar bands. I don't mind when you >>can baldly hear an artist's influences IF he's combining several >>different styles into one whole (the High Llamas' blend of Brian >>Wilson, Steely Dan, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ennio Morricone and Mouse >>On Mars, for example), but when you can listen to an album and hear >>that the songwriter's influences stretch all the way from the >>Beatles to Badfinger, with a short detour into ELO, I'm just not >>interested. >> >>S >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > With tax season right around the corner, make sure to follow these > few simple tips. > http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/PreparationTips/PreparationTips.aspx?icid=HMFebtagline > > ======================================================================= > Detailed Audities-List information: > > To manage your Audities List settings or unsubscribe: >