Performers who died too young

[Dave2002]

Thomas Igloi cellist (1947-1976)

[Stanley Stewart]

Two sopranos who brought radiance and a feeling of something special to their stage performances or recordings.

Lucia Popp (1939 -1993) and Meta Seinemayer who died trgically young at the age of 34 in
1929. Listening to her recordings, I don't think I have ever heard such piercingly beautiful top notes.

[salymap]

Re Ginette Neveu - I've just found a really old cassette I made - GN playing Chausson Poeme,
Debussy Violin Sonata, Ginette and Jean, and the famous recording of the Brahms Concerto.

I can't get either of my tape recorders to work,although the CDs do on these machines.

What a shame.

SORRY slightly off topic.

[Tony Halstead]

Since the net has now been thrown widely enough to encompass composers, I must mention THOMAS LINLEY the younger (1756–1778), greatly admired by Mozart, who sadly drowned in a boating accident aged only 22.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

How "old" is "too young"? Tessa Bonner died at the very height of her considerable powers when she was 57 - Andrew Parrott wrote a particular moving Obituary:

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jan/12/tessa-bonner-obituary

[verismissimo]

Enrico Caruso

[teamsaint]

as a writer rather than performer, Buddy Holly.

What music he would have made .

[pastoralguy]

Has anyone mentioned Amy Winehouse? A wonderful singer/ songwriter.

Oh, and Mozart!

[pastoralguy]

The first post is a really tragic story. However, we have had a thread on this fairly recently.

A loss to me and many, Ginette Neveu and her brother, killed in a plane crash. I remember how the BBC repeated parts of her Brahms Vln Concerto in every news bulletin for some days,or so it seemed.

EDIT. Ihad to look up the dates, I know I had recently seen her play. It was back in 1949 and she was only 30 years old. Her brother Jean[?] was also killed.

I know this is really morbid but I've often wondered what happened to the remains of her Stradivarius. And for that matter, Jacques Thibaud's Stradivarius who died in a plane crash aged 73. Ok, not 'young' but ahead of his time.

[Nick Armstrong]

Dino Ciani 1941 - 1974 A fine pianist with a wide repertoire. Unfortunately he was killed in a motor bike accident.

His DG recording of the Debussy Preludes is quite wonderful, I have the original LPS, I'm not sure if there is a CD issue

See ##4, 23 & 24 above, Ferret, and the link to the Brilliant Classics CD set

[teamsaint]

Sam Cooke.

Great singer AND a great songwriter.

[antongould]

The Late Great Johnny Ace......

[richardfinegold]

Re #14 HS I didn't remember Cantelli beingon that flight. How sad that day was.

Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, The Big Bopper all died on the same flight...Jim Croce, my favorite Pop Performer, in another flight.
Has anyone mentioned Robert Schumann, 43 years old when he threw himself into the Rhine?

[Beef Oven!]

Freddie Mercury. 22 years ago and my eyes still well up thinking about such a great loss. Only 45 years of age and one of the greatest.

Glenn Gould - no words necessary.

[teamsaint]

Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, The Big Bopper all died on the same flight...Jim Croce, my favorite Pop Performer, in another flight.
Has anyone mentioned Robert Schumann, 43 years old when he threw himself into the Rhine?

Richie Valens was about 17 years old IIRC....