Bruckner

Summary

Dominique Pagani mainly discusses Bruckner as one of the figures descending from Wagner. He counts him among the three great post-Wagnerians1 and cites him several times within that line, notably for his brass writing. He stresses the scale of his symphonies, which he calls gigantic2. He often compares him with Mahler, but judges him "always thicker" than Mahler3. He notes that the two composers met the same fate: rejected after the war, they later returned to the repertoire4. In his view, Bruckner also belongs to the "club of nine", the composers who wrote nine symphonies5, and he points out that Bruckner is sometimes added to the "B"s of German music6. Finally, he mentions a documentary showing Bruckner undergoing brutal psychiatric treatment7. These mentions remain brief and do not come with a detailed analysis of any particular work.

1. 1#10 The two Klemperers and Bruno Walter in Wagner18 Jan 2021 · 26:18
2. 2#10.4 From Lascaux to modern music, the permanence of the political stakes in aesthetics3 Nov 2021 · 2:01:43
3. 3#5 Happiness versus the death drive in music11 Dec 2020 · 1:16:28
4. 4#8 Happiness and unhappiness in music11 Jan 2021 · 1:54:06
5. 5#11 Modal and tonal music24 Jan 2021 · 1:13:37
6. 6#1 Mignon, or the song of silence7 Apr 2021 · 51:58
7. 7#4.4 Angélique (by Nerval)15 Jan 2018 · 4:05

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