Mark Seeley wrote:
>I never considered Brahms and Bruckner close together until I just happened
>to listen to each of their fourth symphonies over the long week-end. The
>slow Allegro in Brahms Fourth approaches the transcendent, solemn forces
>that Bruckner seems to evoke. I still don't think Brahms and Bruckner
>were twin sons of different mothers, but they seemingly come pretty close
>in these two symphonic works.
In the "Unbelievable" War in Vienna over Bruckner and Wagner - weren't
Brahms and Bruckner on the same side?? My memory fails me = too old @ 59!!
Bill(Y).
[Bruckner was considered firmly in the Wagner camp. Bruckner's third
symphony was referred to as the "Wagner" symphony by Bruckner himself.
-Dave]