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Article: Paul Sacher.(plutocrat and patron of music died May 26, 1999)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- June 5, 1999
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Paul Sacher, plutocrat and patron of music, died on May 26th, aged 93
TENSIONS between composers and patrons of music are nothing new. Mozart railed against his easy-going employer, Hieronymus Colloredo, the Archbishop of Salzburg, whom he called "a misanthrope", "an arrogant, conceited cleric" and, worse still, a disciple of "that godless, arch-rascal Voltaire". Wagner was even more churlish. He rewarded the loyalty of his great supporter, Hans von Bulow, by eloping with his wife, Cosima.
So it is no surprise that Paul Sacher, a player and a conductor as well as a munificent patron of contemporary classics, had detractors as well as admirers in the ...