"I have not heard anything from you today, make some noise", said Goethe to the young Mendelssohn. In October 1821, Mendelssohn the prodigy had spent 16 days as an apprentice with the great 'prince among poets' in Weimar. It was the proud composition teacher Zelter, a good friend of Goethe's, who had introduced him. At the age of twelve, Mendelssohn could already play Bach's complete 'We
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"I have not heard anything from you today, make some noise", said Goethe to the young Mendelssohn. In October 1821, Mendelssohn the prodigy had spent 16 days as an apprentice with the great 'prince among poets' in Weimar. It was the proud composition teacher Zelter, a good friend of Goethe's, who had introduced him. At the age of twelve, Mendelssohn could already play Bach's complete 'Well-Tempered Clavier' by heart. Every afternoon, Goethe opened his Streicher piano with these aforementioned words and requested Mendelssohn to play his most cherished Bach fugues. It generated the beginning of a solid friendship between the old poet and the young composer. An encounter between two exceptional artists that captures our imagination. And this is the thread that runs through this special project with the Fauré Quartet and Warre Borgmans. Chamber music by the young Mendelssohn alternates with excerpts from letters that shed light on Mendelssohn's relationship with his teacher Zelter and especially with Goethe. It's as if you were with them! It's a real stroke of luck to finally hear this rarely played piano sextet live.
introduction Adeline Boeckaert . 7.15pm . Bar De Kunsthaven
Blue Hall
deSingel Antwerp
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