Richard Wagner's shadow hangs long over the classical music world. Influential for his grand and sprawling operas, Wagner also wrote some highly offensive anti-semitic essays. His music because strongly associated with National Socialism in Germany in the 1930s. So, how do we rectify this with regular performances of his music today?
**trigger warning** this video contains discussion around the antisemitic writings of Richard Wagner, mentions of the National Socialist Workers Party (Nazi Party) and their antisemitic laws and policies during their dictatorial regime.
3:48 - Changing the world
7:46 - "Is Wagner a human being at all?" Friedrich Nietzsche
15:09 - The Michael Jackson effect
Show notes
Alex Ross interviewed on Sticky notes about new book "Wagnerism" https://stickynotespodcast.libsyn.com...
Stephen Fry - Wagner and Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlmaE...
Richard Wagner - Judaism in Music http://jrbooksonline.com/PDF_Books/Ju...
Lindsay Ellis - Death of the Author https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGn9x...
Simon Rattle - Leaving Home (talking about "Tristan and Isolde") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQJz7...
Video excerpt of the Immolation Scene is from 1964 BBC documentary about Sir Georg Solti's recording of the Ring Cycle