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cartridgemangler
6th June 2007, 13:11
take it away SSM... :D
Boxer
7th June 2007, 10:13
Kenny, you baaaaaaaaaaaastid!!!!!!!!!

Just when I thought we might have a Wagner-free zone!!!!!!

Hmmmmm, we obviously need "An Obscure 20th Century English Composers" thread to counter-balance this...
cartridgemangler
7th June 2007, 10:18
well, so far it is wagner free... ;)
Si74
17th February 2008, 02:28
Ride of the Valkyrie? on Mobile Fidelity,
cost a fortune way back when & I'll it enjoy when
I stumble across it.
Last time I played the 9th my mate asked me why I was playing Nazi music?
I 'd hit him before I realised he said nazi not nasty:P
eddie spaghetti
10th September 2008, 16:40
Dah Dah DahDahDaaaaahDaaaaah......

The only wagner tune i know....

Perhaps someone would like to enlighten us with more wagnerian musings :whistle:
SSM
10th September 2008, 16:54
My interest in Wagner was sparked when, as a lad, I chanced upon some piccies of Wagnerian singers. They were wearing such fanciful helmets! The future stormtrooper-dresser in me was immediately hooked. This is one of the reasons why Wagner's operas are so superior to others - they have the best helmets! :-D

SS
JSBACH
11th September 2008, 00:26
They were wearing such fanciful helmets! The future stormtrooper-dresser in me was immediately hooked. SS
But have you got the big boobs to go with it?

"Heil euch, Götter!
Heil dir, Welt!
Heil dir, prangende Erde!
Zu End' ist nun mein Schlaf;
erwacht, se' ich:
Seigrfied ist es
der mich erveckt!
SSM
7th October 2008, 11:55
But have you got the big boobs to go with it?

"Heil euch, Götter!
Heil dir, Welt!
Heil dir, prangende Erde!
Zu End' ist nun mein Schlaf;
erwacht, se' ich:
Seigrfied ist es
der mich erveckt!

Tones, is that you?:confuzed:

SS
eddie spaghetti
7th October 2008, 13:02
Tones, is that you?:confuzed:

SS

Its not tones SSM. Would be nice to have tones here though :)
SSM
7th October 2008, 13:13
Its not tones SSM. Would be nice to have tones here though :)

Oh, he'd be expensive.:tongue: We'll have to be worshipping Bach:rolleyez: for a fair bit before he manifests.


SS
eddie spaghetti
7th October 2008, 13:20
Oh, he'd be expensive.:tongue: We'll have to be worshipping Bach:rolleyez: for a fair bit before he manifests.


SS

LOL

I don't think even i could stomach that. Im more a Tchaikovsky / Rachmaninov / Prokofiev man but i need to be more culturally aware so i may make an effort. :)
eddie spaghetti
7th October 2008, 15:23
Just bought my first Bach CD. Will let you know how i get on.
SSM
8th October 2008, 12:29
^ That's an awfully long wait for the first taste of Bach. Which work is it?:whistle:
eddie spaghetti
8th October 2008, 13:36
^ That's an awfully long wait for the first taste of Bach. Which work is it?:whistle:

I've heard the Brandenburgh concertos before. This one is just the best of Bach (that's what its called) :)
ahabec
23rd November 2008, 23:19
More culturally aware? sorry, Wagner is the biggest charlatan in the history of opera.
I'll quote Ravel 'cos he summed it up nicely:
Wagner has divine moments in between boring-to-death quarters of hours...

Dull film music, pretentious and pompous with no melodic or structural talent. 5 minutes from any Mahler symphony have about the same amount of substance as 4 hours of Wagner.