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In the Thread: ... and some Bruckner buzz
Post Subject: ... and some Bruckner buzzPosted by Romy the Cat on: 12/5/2023
A friend sent me a link to an interesting video about Bruckner
on analog. I do not know who the guy is; he is a Bruckner devotee, which is
good. I'm afraid I must disagree with his choices, although I certainly
enthusiastically support his appreciation of Carl Schuricht.
A few things, in my view there are no good-sounding Bruckner
LPs, period. I feel his views about good sonics of many Bruckner LPs from 50
and 60 I do not share. Another thing
that bothers me about this presentation. Please stop that nonsense about Bruckner
and Mahler as some kind of German pseudo-intellectual package. That is rubbish.
Their whole marriage started in the late
30s. I believe it was Bruno Walter who published an article about this position.
I think at that time, it was fine as Bruno Walter had done a great job of
promoting Bruckner and Mahler's music. But it, again, in my view, has nothing
to do with reality, and to me, one of the most incredible things about Bruckner
is that his musk is not Mahler's music. I am not a Mahler hater; I like Mahler,
but to put Mahler in the same bracket with Bruckner in any way or form is a monumental
fallacy.
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