Dvořák

What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani mentions Dvořák on a few occasions, always briefly. In the 2021 "Musicosophie" sessions, he counts him among the members of what he calls the "club of 9", that of composers of nine symphonies. He first brings him up in connection with modal and tonal music1, then in a session devoted to Mozart2. In 2022, while answering questions about Nietzsche, he links him to the Czech national school3. That same year, in the presentation devoted to Bartók, he presents him as the one who embodies Czech music4. He then dwells on the New World Symphony: in the United States, Dvořák discovers the songs of African American slaves and Native American refrains, and from them he draws a hymn to American music5. Dvořák thus appears in his work from two angles: as a landmark in the history of the symphony, and as an example of a national music that draws on popular songs, a connection he makes with regard to Bartók.

1. 1Musicosophie 11. Musiques modales et tonales24 Jan 2021 · 1:13:37
2. 2Musicosophie 14. Mozart derechef7 Feb 2021 · 1:00:09
3. 3#15 Nietzsche : Pertinence philosophique ou musicale ? Réponses aux questions23 Jun 2022 · 1:33:21
4. 4BARTÓK - LE SON INOUÏ • Pagani Parle Musique13 Jul 2022 · 7:32
5. 5BARTÓK - LE SON INOUÏ • Pagani Parle Musique13 Jul 2022 · 8:15

Summary produced automatically from 5 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.