Don Satz wrote: >... Mendelssohn's music has never made an impact on me Sometimes you can admire the skill but it seems a bit showy, too much makeup perhaps. I wondered if Don had explored the string quartets which, in at least some, have a lot more emotion than some of his music does. I'll be surprised if he hasn't but there must be *some* string quartets he hasn't heard yet!:-) Richard Pennycuick [log in to unmask]