Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Robert Craft

Born: October 20, 1923
Died: November 10, 2015 (aged 92)
Bio: Robert Lawson Craft was an American conductor and writer. He is best known for his intimate working friendship with Igor Stravinsky, on which Craft drew in producing numerous recordings and books.
Known for:
- Stravinsky (1972)
- An Improbable Life: Memoirs (2002)
- Down a Path of Wonder (2006)
- The moment of existence (1996)