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Re: Mendelssohn's Octet
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Mats Norrman <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 29 Feb 2000 11:57:02 +0100
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Deryk Barker <[log in to unmask]> states:

>Wasn't it Liszt who described Mendelssohn as "a genius who became a
>talent"? Not entirely fair mind...

And Mendelssohn on Liszt: "Masse Finger, wenig Hirn" ("Lots of fingers,
lesser brain")...

Mats Norrman
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