[MarvinStinson]

Your knowledge of musical composition is on a level with your knowledge of piano playing.

[MarvinStinson]

franz Schubert published his great son Der Erlking, based on Goethe's poem, when he was SEVENTEEN.

It is possibly the single greatest song in song literature.

[Borges]

That’s the critical consensus. Do you disagree? With what? Mozart wrote his best music after coming to Vienna in 1781. The stuff before then is not at that level with a few exceptions (9th piano concerto, the Symphonia Concertante). His early operas are not performed outside of scholarly festivals. Mendelssohn never surpassed the music of his teens. Sad but true.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Lang Lang is at best, So So. Barely So. If I want a “technician” I will hire a computer analyst. I’ll take Mozart for 800, Alex.

MS, you won this thread : )