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Musical Menu | Heinrich Baermann's Dumplings

Musical Menu | Heinrich Baermann's Dumplings

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One of the greatest clarinetists of Mendelssohn's time was also an amazing cook. Mendelssohn had grown quite fond of Heinrich Baermann, and his mouth-watering dumplings. When Baermann and his son were in Berlin for a concert tour, they made a trade — a concert piece, for a dish of dumplings. The way to a composer's heart is through his stomach.

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