[lbo-talk] Re:john cage

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Oct 31 06:43:39 PST 2005


John Adams wrote:


> > Is it wrong to listen to a recording of an opera?
>
>No, just boring.

If the music is underpowered, like most Italian opera; without the scenery, there's little to occupy the mind beyond pretty tunes. If the music is complex and fully developed, as with Wagner, it sounds great on recording.

Doug



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