Articles à propos of nothing

[Quijote]

Is the Novel dead? Is the Symphony dead? Well, not for the "neo-conservatives" (à la Halliwell) perhaps.
May I just say at this juncture that I am currently very busy not writing my 14th Symphony in F# minor...

[Peter]

Here's another interesting article about a forthcoming BBC documentary on the "Symphony". Please read the commentaries after the article, perhaps to be used as a springboard for further debate.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011...changing-world

Yes makes you realise the interconnectedness of things, but I wonder if the Eroica wouldn't have existed without Napoleon? debatable. I agree with the comment about SIX OF THE BEST By Fiona Maddocks - I hope that isn't the selection for the programme?

[Quijote]

This one is for everyone, of course, but Sorrano comes to my mind at the moment !!!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011...anton-bruckner

[Sorrano]

This one is for everyone, of course, but Sorrano comes to my mind at the moment !!!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011...anton-bruckner

Interestingly enough (for me at least), it was the 3rd Symphony that won me over, as well. However, I had very little background on Bruckner's life and what subsequently followed, ideologically. My own concept was that he was some neo-romanticist with overblown symphonic ideals. Once I started paying attention to the music I quickly realized that there really was something here to listen to! Thanks for the article; that was well stated!

[Quijote]

This little cartoon has absolutely nothing to do with Bruckner!

[Sorrano]

Here's something that someone here might find interesting.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=17575665

[Sorrano]

This little cartoon has absolutely nothing to do with Bruckner!

I do hope that mastadon/mammoth has had some maalox first.

[Quijote]

Well here's a review of a recent Bruckner performance. Talk about hyperbole!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011...io-abbado-cern

[Sorrano]

Well here's a review of a recent Bruckner performance. Talk about hyperbole!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011...io-abbado-cern

After having gone through the 1st movement of the same symphony I do find that I am lacking for proper words to describe the experience. The hyperbole I understand, somewhat, but you'd think this is the first time the reviewer heard the symphony! I do have a third performance I want to listen (1st movement) before moving on to the rest of the work and that is one by Haitink. (His 8th really got me hooked on Bruckner and so I've highly regarded his work in that area.)

[Quijote]

Yes Sorrano, Bruckner's day is fast approaching. About bloody time, too!! Still, we must not be too smug about being in the vanguard, hey?

[Quijote]

Moving on to a new topic, many people have asked : what came after Beethoven's "late quartets". Maybe this very short article/review gives a pointer.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011...quartet-review

[Sorrano]

Thank you, Philip, for that! I think I see my next musical purchase coming.

[Quijote]

Back to Beethoven (and Chailly and new music) with this article :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011...ccardo-chailly

[Quijote]

An article here for Chris, I imagine:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011...ist-violinists

[Peter]

Back to Beethoven (and Chailly and new music) with this article :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011...ccardo-chailly

I think we have this one in the main forum? I'll deal with it a bit more there.