O fortuna by Carl orff
and In the hall of the moutain king by Grieg
Mar 30 2008, 09:05 PM
MHO, it's necessary to separate the person from the artist. I know sometimes is hard but, for instance, although we know he was nationalist and facist... The Death of Siegfried and Twilight of the Gods are pieces I consider outstanding in beauty. If there were gods, Twilight is music for them. If there was a hero, The Death is the music for his fall. Does the beauty of the music depends on the composer personal life and principles? Did the music change when you knew Wagner was kind of facist?... More...MHO, it's necessary to separate the person from the artist. I know sometimes is hard but, for instance, although we know he was nationalist and facist... The Death of Siegfried and Twilight of the Gods are pieces I consider outstanding in beauty. If there were gods, Twilight is music for them. If there was a hero, The Death is the music for his fall. Does the beauty of the music depends on the composer personal life and principles? Did the music change when you knew Wagner was kind of facist? I don't know, really, but I prefer to separate and so I can be permanently in awe when I'm listening The Ring...
Feb 03 2008, 07:09 AM
No it was because wagner was insane and thought that he was God's gift to mankind. I mean literally, he thought that God conceived him for the sole purpose of writing the music that he did, because no one else could do it.
That being said, wagner had like 2 months of conservatory training, as opposed to other composers who had been trained all their lives, which makes wagner even more amazing (the crazy mo-fo).
It's also rumored that Wagner had an affair with Friedrich Nietzsche
Jan 30 2008, 04:12 PM
Probably says that because ol' Richard was somewhat of a nationalist and had some extreme Germanic views. Some of them good, some of them a bit out there. But his music stirs me to the bone.
Jan 03 2008, 01:22 AM
An asshole? Why?
Dec 17 2007, 04:04 PM
Wagner was an asshole but his music kix ass...no way
around it
Oct 25 2007, 07:15 AM
Ride of Tthe Valkyries YES O Gortuna NO!! Carl Orff woud turn in his grave - sort it out Facebook |m|,