David Wolf <[log in to unmask]>:
>Any fans of Iannis out there?
Don't count me in. Xenakis really belongs to the 20th century ruppf
that doesn't interesten me much. Too little connection to the tradition.
But I guess soon some doctor from a faculty of music comes out and say:
"Oh! Look what I found! From Wagner the music develop logically step
for step and finally ended up with Xenakis.
Blah-Blahaa-Intervalanalysis-Chalaballa-Ruppf. Quod erat demonstrandum".
In that case I would say that in Humperdinck one can at least Hear Wagner,
and Humperdinck did it damned well. I guess "Haensel und Gretel" is the
greatest warhorse, but there is much more.
Which is your favourite recording of "Haensel and Gretel" BTW? I have heard
interesting things about Cluytens recording, but it should long be OOP. I
would be interested in hearing what you have to say about Humperdinck.
Mats Norrman
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