| we found an article by crazy pscyhoanalyst Peter Ostwald. He makes some very interesting (and undocumented) comments about Brahms and his relationships. According to this article, Joseph Joachim would cry - not for the usual reassurances of friendship, but for physical affection. (!) Ostwald felt obligated to footnote this, and so I looked it up. It was from a personal discussion with Boris Schwartz (writer on violin pedagogy, none too sympathetic with Joachim). SO..who wants to be a history major? Much better to be a pscyhoanalyst because then you can use as an historical source casual speculation with your prejudiced friend (over drinks too, probably)! Well, true or not, it was amusing for us. Also amusing is that Ostwald did not mention Joachim's numerous children anywhere in the article. But Joachim sobs to Clara "he loves you not me!" |
