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Mendelssohn forgets his music!
(Excerpt taken from Composers II Book)
Incidentally, on that historic night of 1829 someone had mistakenly
placed the wrong music in front of the eager conductor. Felix knew that to panic
meant that his orchestra would notice and follow his example. So he
guided the orchestra, turning the pages at the place he would have
normally done so had he had the Passion in front of him. The
musicians never found out. After that night, Mendelssohn dedicated
himself to play at least one piece of Bach's music wherever he
went. Mendelssohn went on to form the Bach Society in
Germany. |