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To: Tolik

re: 5
why?


12 posted on 04/20/2009 11:49:32 AM PDT by MeekMom (http://www.soroswatch.com/)
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To: MeekMom

We know Wagner now as a composer. By the musicians’ opinion he is up there placed in a classification anywhere from 4th place down (after Beethoven, Mozart and Bach) in the top 10 or at least top 20 for sure - opinions vary of course.

But he was not just a composer. He was a philosopher, very vocal and very much beloved later by the fuhrer and Nazis - not just as a composer but specifically for his loud uncompromising anti-semitism.

There are calls to separate music from politics and enjoy the music regardless of the composer’s persona. OK, I personally indeed do this for other casual anti-semites like Chopin or Tchaikovsky. I draw a line for Wagner. I can’t make myself enjoy his music.

You will find a ton of material on the Internet googling “Wagner’s antisemitism”.
Check for example this very reserved in tone article: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/Wagner.html


13 posted on 04/21/2009 7:51:16 AM PDT by Tolik
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