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In the Thread: Why I do not love Mahler?
Post Subject: Sometimes cigar is only a cigar…Posted by Romy the Cat on: 3/28/2011
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There is an Old Russian joke about a young bull and old bull is coming along the flock of cows and a young bull saying:
“Grandpa let run very fast from this hill and have sex with that beautifully cow!”
In couple minutes he comes again:
“Grandpa let run very fast up to that hill and have sex with those to pretty cow!”
The old bull replys:
“Nope there is no need to hurry. We will be walking slowly and will fuck the whole cattle”
I think this joke very emblematic in the Bruckner vs. Mahler debate. Mahler’s metaphors are more expressive and more sonically gratifying but they are in a way act like a sideshow, like a Kunstcamera of sonic freakishness. Not whiteout taste and artistry of cause and filled with own immense beauty, still Mahler sound might be annoying. Mahler sound is a well spiced food – a wonderful delicacy but not something that you will be eating relaxed and if you do then it will be not go along with your body. I am not against Mahler of cause, I just report that sometimes it does not go along with my stomach.
I think that there is nothing repetitive in Bruckner. Of course Bruckner repeats himself endlessly but then why a movement stops and I feel that it was too short?
For sure Bruckner and Mahler require different pre-listening homework done. Bruckner also require a longer pre- listening yoga session and a longer cigar during the listening….
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