Saturday, April 25, 2009

This Made Me Smile

Today’s Met Opera broadcast is Wagner’s Götterdämmerung. What I’ve had a chance to hear has been wonderful.

But whenever I listen to a Wagnerian composition, I can’t help recalling and smiling at Mark Twain’s comment:
”I’m told Wagner’s music's not as bad as it sounds.”

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:05 AM

    John: I've seen that remark credited to several people, including Oscar Levant, but I think it fits Twain the best.
    I listened to Das Ring, too, but found it intolerably loooong. I much prefer Meistersinger;
    Tarheel Hawkeye

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  2. TH,

    Das Ring is certainly looong and I agree with you on Meistersinger.

    The remark is attributed to many but as you say it fits Mark Twain.

    John

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  3. Anonymous11:20 AM

    John, I heard this recently-

    Q. If the answer is 9-W, what is the question?

    A. Do you spell that with a "V" Mr. Wagner?

    -RD

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