Delaying a bit because I'm fascinated by something and want to hear it (isn't that typical). The "Spanish Mozart" (
Juan Arriaga, also see
this interesting site) wrote interesting and good music in a very brief lifetime- not Mozart-level but still very good. A symphony, an opera, three string quartets, and - this unknown to me - a dramatic scene "Herminie" (which Berlioz also set, though his is rarely heard, just not quite as rarely!... the Berlioz was performed in the UK in the last few weeks and a friend attended, so the name was in the mind when I saw the opportunity of hearing a broadcast of Arriaga's. So - 15 minutes of Arriaga- which I will tape for future hearing too..., then I get ready. Excuses. Excuses.)
Eric
