David Wolf ([log in to unmask]) wrote: >... he then talks about history's greatest musical disappointment based >on his early promise: Mendelssohn. He refers to the Octet and MSND, >and then his successful career as a conductor but only as a second-tier >composer. Even Mendelssohn said, shortly before his death at 38, that his >two favorite compositions were the aforementioined pair. So he didn't >fulfil his promise. Wasn't it Liszt who described Mendelssohn as "a genius who became a talent"? Not entirely fair mind... Deryk Barker [log in to unmask]