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Mike Leghorn:
>I think that to be "almost" great at 31 (which is when he died)
>probably means that he would have been great at 40 or 50. It is a
>tragedy that he died so young. At times, his music is so sublimely
>beautiful, but not fully realized. I wish I could hear the full
>realization of his genius.
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>Btw, as I was exploring his music for a week, I couldn't help but hear
>Mahler in his music. I'm now interested in the idea that Schubert was
>a primary influence on Mahler.
All this is ultimately subjective, but I cannot think of more than a
handfull of composers who are in the same class as Schubert. Talley up
the piano sonatas, the two great trios, the quartets, the eighth and
ninth symphonies AND the songs- those incredible songs!!! In the words
of another's song, who can ask for anything more? Well I guess Mike can.
As for the Mahler influence, here I agree with Mike. About twenty years
ago a Schubert adagio appeared which was put together with some other
late Schubert orchestral music to make what was then called the Seventh
Symphony. (I may have some details garbled- but this is the essential
story.) The point is, that adagio was a clear forshadowing of Mahler.
Bernard Chasan
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