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Andrew Carlan:
>Those who worship Wagner's art but despise the man have their own enigma.
It may be an enigma, but not a problem for me.
>Even if Wagner were a Quaker, I would find his music oppressive, airless,
>egomaniacal and hysterical. And Tchaikovsky is dismissed as suffering
>from hysteria. He is a Haydn by comparison!
In my eyes, neither Wagner nor Tchaikovsky is hysterical. Haydn, on the
other hand, has his hysterical and quirky moments. To me, Berlioz could
produce true hysteria. And I enjoy it immensely! I'm curious about
Berlioz' character. Was he suffering from occasional depressions and
moments of hyperactivity? Why did his production rate decline over the
years?
>The only good music Wagner ever composed he filched from Mendelssohn's
>overtures, particularly the Hebrides and Calm Sea and Properous Voyage.
>Now isn't that ironic?
Are you referring to the flying Dutchman? Don't you like his later Liszt
"filches"? (is that proper English?)
Mikael Rasmusson <[log in to unmask]>
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