Talk:Willem Mengelberg

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This is not the reason why he became a scapegoat. Rather his behavior was a little more serious than that of the other directors, making him a scapegoat for the whole group. He was not an actual collaborator however, unless we define most Dutch managers during the war as such (which is sometimes done). gidonb 16:37, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

This website claims that Willem died on March 21st, not March 22th:

http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Mengelberg-Willem.htm

Fusspot 09:15, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

In fact, the majority of sources, including Slonimsky, agree that it waa the 21st and not the 22nd. I've made the change. -- JackofOz (talk) 12:50, 15 May 2008 (UTC)