Julia Werthimer asked:

>But aren't there a lot of composers that seem intolerable at times? On the
>whole I love Wagner; but sometimes I feel that I need to give him a rest
>for a good long while:  that intense, overpowering music is just too much.

Agreed!  I find the same thing with Mahler and to a lesser extent, Brahms.
The good thing is that, after a period of abstinence, they sound fresh when
I'm ready for them again.

Richard Pennycuick
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