Felix Delbrueck wrote:

>I'm interested to see that you view the WTI so much in 'romantic'
>narrative terms.
>
>I can sort of see where your ideas are coming from.  It's just that I
>would never have pinpointed the moods with such concrete precision.  Did
>these images solidify over years of listening, or were they inspired by
>particular interpretations?

A combination of both, but mainly through particular interpretations.
Also, when I'm playing/listening to a piece of music in my mind, I tend to
come up with the interpretation that I like best.  It's mostly a case of
closing my eyes and letting the music envelop me; *if* I like the piece and
the performance, various images which lead to a life episode will just come
to my awareness.  This always happens with many Bach works.  That's why I
am convinced that Bach was a composer of great emotional depth, for me
anyways.

I view the WTC in romantic terms? I never thought of it that way, but maybe
I'm a romantic at heart.  One thing I do know; the images I conjure up are
often associated with power, speed, doom, nostalgia, and pathos.  It's a
tough world.  That's a prime reason I try to be positive.

Don Satz
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