[Leica] Peter's article on Wagner is up

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

I continue to buy and listen to his music, mainly the Ring.  I just think it
is one of life's mysteries how such great stuff could come from such a
narrow (charitably put) mind.  Maybe a little over the top, I do have a
large signed portrait of Wagner in my music room, with signatures and dates
of witnesses to his signature in Bayreuth. I haven't thought that much about
it, but maybe now I'll rotate it with something else.  I might even try to
stay OT a little and find out what process was used.

Ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jefffery Smith
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 5:42 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Peter's article on Wagner is up
> 
> I became fond of Wagner's orchestral music (not the operas) before I
> knew what a Nazi or anti-semitism was. Once I heard of the connection
> between the two, it didn't change my appreciation for the music. I
> have a colleague who will not listen to music conducted by Von
> Karajan, for the same reason. In both cases, I don't equate listening
> to music with celebrating or supporting or condoning Naziism.
> 
> When one of the math instructors at the college was looking for a new
> car (his Saturn was a lemon), suggested that he buy a Honda. He is in
> his 70's and barked back that he would not buy anything made by
> Japanese. I told him "You are buying the car for you, not them."
> 
> Why fight intolerance with intolerance? Who wins there? I agree that
> those who don't learn from history are condemned to repeat it, but
> listening to a Wagnerian opera is hardly repeating Naziism.
> 
> Jeffery
> 
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