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To: eddiespaghetti

I’ll admit that Wagner put out some great stuff. I love the Tannhauser Overture.

63 posted on 05/21/2013 5:03:11 PM PDT by windsorknot

I’ll admit that Wagner put out some great stuff. I love the Tannhauser Overture.

Made me load it up!

68 posted on 05/21/2013 5:49:59 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Plan "B" is now Plan "A")

We all have our favorites.

I also think with some encouragement (or maybe wine, or something else), every Wagner fan could name you those parts of his work that they HATE.

For example, I don’t like the first two acts of Siegfried, nor most of the first act of Tristan & Isolde, nor the first act of Lohengrin up to Elsa’s dream. I’ve often thought that with some careful editing, Uncle Sam could find a way to interrogate suspected terrorists without resorting to waterboarding - make them listen to the worst of Wagner. Or to listen to Wagner recordings with a second-rate cast.

Any takers?

75 posted on 05/21/2013 10:07:40 PM PDT by eddiespaghetti ((with the meatball eyes))

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