Quoted here is one of over 300 letters in the correspondence between Malcolm Frager and Max Rudolf, covering the period from April 1982 to September 1991. This collection reveals the range of musical discourse between two functioning geniuses whose whole lives were devoted to music and musicianship. Of special interest are the comments on the performance of Beethoven's work, interpretation, dynamics, and especially tempi. *** Dear Max, Many thanks for your letter of March 26th. I must tell you that I have turned down an offer to record with Harnoncourt and the Concertgebouw. This was a...