Re: Re: Re: Bruckner


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Posted by DanN on August 22, 2001 at 03:15:19:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Bruckner posted by Klaus on August 20, 2001 at 18:29:23:

That is very true. I did my thesis on Bruckner a LOOOONG time ago and I can't remember exactly where he saw it, but I'm certain in wasn't Bayreuth. What I can remember (as this helped form the basis of my paper), is that in a letter Bruckner wrote to a friend subsequent to seeing the Ring, he made it fairly clear he didn't pay any attention to what was happening on stage. He was only there for the music!

DanN

BTW, for those who are interested my paper explained that in my opinion, Bruckner wasn't a 'Wagnerite' in the ultimate sense of the word. Musically, he owed just as much of a debt to Scubert as he did to Wagner.


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