tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717274106260594383.post1276627156500533864..comments2024-01-10T17:22:13.898-08:00Comments on Mary Kunz Goldman - Music Critic: Genius-boysHoward Goldman http://www.blogger.com/profile/11835068305524570405noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717274106260594383.post-70740846212712338472010-08-13T04:08:02.028-07:002010-08-13T04:08:02.028-07:00That is incredible about the Octet. Think of what ...That is incredible about the Octet. Think of what most people are like at 16 ... ahahahahahaMary Kunz Goldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691118577179541037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717274106260594383.post-70259789983536640952010-08-13T04:05:07.435-07:002010-08-13T04:05:07.435-07:00You're right: Mendelssohn was the youngest gen...You're right: Mendelssohn was the youngest genius of them all. He wrote the Octet at age 16!Martanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717274106260594383.post-62278588863114689312010-08-12T10:03:48.650-07:002010-08-12T10:03:48.650-07:00... His BOYISH look reminds mois of-a-PREVIOUS lov...... His BOYISH look reminds mois of-a-PREVIOUS lover!!! LOL!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717274106260594383.post-64227516915401087512010-08-12T08:28:18.128-07:002010-08-12T08:28:18.128-07:00I love Elly Ameling's Gretchen. Her recording ...I love Elly Ameling's Gretchen. Her recording of it with Jörg Demus is my favorite.<br /><br />Mendelssohn could have stopped writing after "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and still have been historically important. That piece and the string octet he wrote the year before are better than what some composer's put out in a lifetime! The only piece I would miss is the Hebrides Overture, which he wrote only a few years later.Janzhttp://www.buffalochamberplayers.orgnoreply@blogger.com