- wonderful stories snipped - Hans wrote:
> One short episode: > Some members had another gig & sneeked away from a rehearsal, > letting a colleague do the duty instead. So Bernstein asked > the orchestra president why they did so. The then president > answered: "Well Maestro, all members want to participate on > this production with you !!" - Bernstein: "I knew, you were > all ganefs (or ganevs - should consult a yiddishj dictionary) > !". He knew, all loved him. You can see that on the videos. The word "ganev" is indeed Yiddish, much of which originates in German but some of which originates in Hebrew. A "ganav" is literally a "thief" in modern Hebrew, the infinitive "to steal" being "Lignov," I'm pretty sure. (Hebrew verbs are built around a three-consonant root, in this case the "g," "n," and "v.") The term "ganev" often takes on a wider meaning of "crook" or "rascal" or something along those lines. Steve "just ordered another of Han's mouthpieces" Freides _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
