In Reply to: Wrong - For Bruckner Himself - Every One of His Symphonies Was Important posted by Newey on April 13, 2016 at 19:20:24:
Well, of course they were important to him.... and sure he labored hard. But the Marx labor theory of value was disproved a long time ago. Just because someone labors hard and long on something doesn't give it value to others, which is what this is all about. And yes, he wrote some other works, but besides the third Mass, which has a marginal hold in the repertory, not much else is played. My point still stands that mostly those who wax on about Bruckner are looking to the symphonies 4-9, primarily. You seem to be offended by that reality, but that's reality. It is OK to adore all of the symphonies and his other works, but most don't. And I still wonder why a composer who many find heavenly but just as many find repetitious and at times a bit boring gets so much ink here.
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Follow Ups
- Of course - TGR 16:05:59 04/14/16 (3)
- The easy answer is that Bruckner at his best is pretty glorious and transcendent - Chris from Lafayette 19:07:23 04/14/16 (2)
- Amen to that Nt - Frihed89 07:32:17 04/19/16 (0)
- Exactly [nt] - Newey 23:57:42 04/14/16 (0)