> What other considerations are there other than skill? Narrative is critical, and often external, coming from the curator, dealer, critic, etc. Humans love st

> What other considerations are there other than skill? Narrative is critical, and often external, coming from the curator, dealer, critic, etc. Humans love stories. “Death and Transfiguration” by Strauss is a beautiful, skillfully written piece of music. A story I heard is that Strauss on his deathbed exclaimed “it’s just like I wrote it!” Is it true? Did he say this? I have no idea, and in a sense it doesn’t matter. The piece is made better by the story I remember when I listen to it. It’s not in the music, it’s with the music.