Modern music and musicians : [Encyclopedic] . ic works, although it may with full justice be applied also to thosefor orchestra. In the complicated conditions of our time it is naturalto become a specialist. Thus we see Wagner concentrating himself entirelyon the opera. The older school was more comprehensive, and particularlyis it true of Mozart that his greatness as an operatic composer shouldnot mislead us into neglecting the other sides of his activity. They yielda new proof of Mozarts universality; in church music, chamber music,in the concert-hall, everywhere, he is equally great. Luckil
Modern music and musicians : [Encyclopedic] . ic works, although it may with full justice be applied also to thosefor orchestra. In the complicated conditions of our time it is naturalto become a specialist. Thus we see Wagner concentrating himself entirelyon the opera. The older school was more comprehensive, and particularlyis it true of Mozart that his greatness as an operatic composer shouldnot mislead us into neglecting the other sides of his activity. They yielda new proof of Mozarts universality; in church music, chamber music,in the concert-hall, everywhere, he is equally great. Luckily, in the lapseof time Mozart has been less mutilated in the concert-hall than in thetheater, thanks, in the first place, to the worthy virtuosi, many of themalso excellent musicians. Under the protection of these masters severalof the most beautiful pianoforte concertos, sonatas, string quartets andquintets of Mozart have been able to keep their place in the minds ofconcert-goers as revelations of the highest beauty. Yes, even in the sphere. an old lithograph.
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