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Re: Schumann vs. Mendelssohn
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Deryk Barker <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 10 Dec 1999 10:15:53 -0800
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Bob Draper ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>...  Rosemary Hughes in her Master Musicians book describes
>the quartet reduction as "by Haydn".

I'll check on where I saw this.  I think it was with the Borodin Quartet's
recording.

>The St Anthony Chorale, used by Brahms in his "variation on a themes by
>Haydn" is probably not by Haydn.

I think "definitely".  It's been traced back to the 12th century or so
IIRC.

>When you say "the serenade" I'm not sure which work you mean.

The string quartet Op.1 No.  3 (?).  Now known to be by Roman Hofstetter.

Deryk Barker
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