Firm foundations
Posted: 23/09/11 03:00 | 1 Comments
In a series of meetings with Goethe, the great poet and dramatist in the 1820s, the young Mendelssohn engaged the aging poet, then in his seventies, in discussions of great depth regarding the importance of hearing and creating music as the continuation of tradition. Goethe was having a difficult time understanding new music; he was […]
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