40 years ago, an elderly Argentinian cellist, Cipriano Pagani de Tampieri told me some wonderfully colorful stories of the eccentricities of Bolognini, whom he knew in his youth.. He, Bolognini, must have had an outrageous sense of humor if half of these stories were true... Allegedly, he once swung in from the balcony of a concert hall in Chicago on a rope (like Tarzan) to play Strauss's "Don Quixote' . Later on in life, as he was retiring from his concert career, the story 'went' that he ejected his cello from his plane while he was flying over the Andes.. I cannot prove these stories.. and don't mean to contribute to FB Fake News, however if someone can verify any of this, , I would like to hear other such stories.. Thanks for posting this series, I am looking forward to the next chapter.
Oh, I believe it, and not just because the Tarzan entrance seems sort of consonant with his reputation as "the flying virtuoso." It's actually relatively mild stuff compared to some of the stories I've heard over the years -- and I'm not even that well-connected to or knowledgable about the South American music scene. The one that most sticks out in my mind was that Mr. Bolognini was scheduled to lead an open-air concert, but the organizers switched to a different conductor at the last minute. Bolognini was so upset that he buzzed the area with his plane incessantly. Finally, he ran out of fuel and had to land. When he exited the plane, he was in a rather combative mood, and it took five policemen to subdue him.
I've heard great stories over the years. I was told that when driving to a symphony job a delivery truck was blocking his parking spot. They refused to move their truck, so he sat down his cello, knocked the two delivery men out and moved their truck out of the way so that he could park his Duesenberg.
40 years ago, an elderly Argentinian cellist, Cipriano Pagani de Tampieri told me some wonderfully colorful stories of the eccentricities of Bolognini, whom he knew in his youth.. He, Bolognini, must have had an outrageous sense of humor if half of these stories were true... Allegedly, he once swung in from the balcony of a concert hall in Chicago on a rope (like Tarzan) to play Strauss's "Don Quixote' . Later on in life, as he was retiring from his concert career, the story 'went' that he ejected his cello from his plane while he was flying over the Andes.. I cannot prove these stories.. and don't mean to contribute to FB Fake News, however if someone can verify any of this, , I would like to hear other such stories.. Thanks for posting this series, I am looking forward to the next chapter.
Oh, I believe it, and not just because the Tarzan entrance seems sort of consonant with his reputation as "the flying virtuoso." It's actually relatively mild stuff compared to some of the stories I've heard over the years -- and I'm not even that well-connected to or knowledgable about the South American music scene. The one that most sticks out in my mind was that Mr. Bolognini was scheduled to lead an open-air concert, but the organizers switched to a different conductor at the last minute. Bolognini was so upset that he buzzed the area with his plane incessantly. Finally, he ran out of fuel and had to land. When he exited the plane, he was in a rather combative mood, and it took five policemen to subdue him.
Magnificent interview
Interesante. Felicidades por el trabajo de promocionar tanta música latinoamericana por descubrir para muchos.
I've heard great stories over the years. I was told that when driving to a symphony job a delivery truck was blocking his parking spot. They refused to move their truck, so he sat down his cello, knocked the two delivery men out and moved their truck out of the way so that he could park his Duesenberg.
¡Qué personaje!
You will listen from me in no time future...I need just a quite and peaceful enviroment... and nurtered one