tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post6809608138386926832..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: A fresh face in the house of WagnerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-36873507202141813522007-07-25T22:07:00.000+01:002007-07-25T22:07:00.000+01:00Interesting. I had been wondering if it was more a...Interesting. I had been wondering if it was more a "Hitler association" than a "content judgment."<BR/><BR/>I suppose it's a comment on the power of the "Nazi association," given that Wagner died several years before Hitler was born. It's true that there's the connective tissue of anti-semitism, which is tough to ignore.<BR/><BR/>I read your post in the context of several items I've read recently about the Nazi associations of various musicians. I got started on it through Gerhard Husch, and then wandered through Clemens Krauss, Karl Bohm, Schwarzkopf, and so on (not to ignore your items on Furtwangler, etc.).<BR/><BR/>As an aside, I once asked an American friend if he knew that the commander of the US forces during the first Gulf War had an aunt who was a member of the Nazi party. <BR/><BR/>The whole question of "associations" and "attitudes" is a fascinating one. I find it tough to really decide what effect (if any) it should have on my attitude toward the creators of art, and what effect (if any) the passage of time should have. If Buxtehude were shown to be a virulent anti-semite, should I not pay money to hear his music?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-84621910945022613522007-07-25T21:12:00.000+01:002007-07-25T21:12:00.000+01:00Scott, as you say the Guardian's words, not mine.I...Scott, as you say the Guardian's words, not mine.<BR/><BR/>I would guess <I>Meistersinger</I> is considered controversial due to its connections with Hitler, <A HREF="http://theovergrownpath.blogspot.com/2006/04/wagner-i-dont-get-to-hear-anything.html" REL="nofollow">who said:</A><BR/><BR/><I>I once said that Meistersinger is really one of Richard Wagner's finest operas, so since then it's supposed to be my favourite opera and I don't get to hear anything else.</I>Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-73532209334714211682007-07-25T21:04:00.000+01:002007-07-25T21:04:00.000+01:00...when her production of the nation's most contro...<I>...when her production of the nation's most controversial opera</I><BR/><BR/>I realize that these aren't your words, but I'd be interested in your opinion as to why <I>Meistersinger</I> has this "honour," and whether this opinion is more broadly held.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-64651291555577688862007-07-25T17:16:00.000+01:002007-07-25T17:16:00.000+01:00Very useful list of contemporary music internet ra...Very useful list of contemporary music internet radio stations <A HREF="http://johnsonsrambler.wordpress.com/2007/07/25/new-music-online-radio-stations/" REL="nofollow">here.</A>Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-37007148490778200662007-07-25T15:16:00.000+01:002007-07-25T15:16:00.000+01:003.15pm BST July 25 - the technology, and the visio...3.15pm BST July 25 - the technology, and the vision, works.<BR/><BR/>I'm sitting here in East Anglia listening live to the Prelude from <I>Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg</I> via <I>Polskie Radio Dwoja, Warsaw</I> and the Radeo internet player.<BR/><BR/>The sound quality is excellent - <I>viva</I> internet radio!Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com