Part 2
There is a Hungarian proverb that if anyone sneezes, the story he tells is true. Hary Janos , being a professional braggart, begins his tale with an orchestral sneeze, after which no one is surprised to learn of his adventures, even including the ignominious defeat of Napoleon. Hary would undoubtedly have been a boon companion of Baron von Munchhausen.
Of Ravel's Bolero it is only necessary to record that the composer has forestalled highbrow critics by describing his piece as ' a quarter of an hour of orchestra without music.' Julian Herbage