@Errikos said:
he greeted a woman at the door stark naked - he was taking a bath and was absent minded when he heard the knocking (Mahler recalls, Lebrecht relates)...
Don't you hate it when that happens. It has certainly caused me a lot of embarrassment over the years Especially since I wasn't even bathing.
I believe that if one is writing at Bruckner's level and above, one should be allowed, even expected to prance around naked; I think Wagner might have endorsed that... Conversely, I also believe that if one is writing at You-Know-Who's level and below should even be deprived of speech! Would sure make one think twice about sharing one's twaddle with the rest of the world now wouldn't it?...