Brief von Bernhard Ziehn an Hugo Kaun, in Chicago geschrieben:
Über Alltagsereignisse (erwähnt: Eisenbahnunfall, Milwaukee Herold, Nehrding, Albert Grube ("geht am 1. Juli nach Milwaukee") wird bei Ziehne die Gogoleva abholen und Kaun überbringen).
"Die Mitnahme einer größeren Anzahl Bruckner-Bilder wird Grube jedenfalls bei der österreichischen Zollbehörde viel Unannehmlichkeiten bereiten. Es ist vielleicht besser, die Sendung ganz unterbleiben zu lassen, um die Bilder nicht einer vorzeitigen Vernichtung zu überliefern. Sie werden sie im Laufe der Zeiten schon noch los werden; nöthigenfalls übernehme ich noch selbst eine Partie."
Über eine Diskussion mit Grube. Zwanzigs Artikel über Seebaum sei "ein satirisches Meisterwerk". Bittet um ein Notenbeispiel aus der Ouvertüre zu d'Alberts Abreise, um die Ähnlichkeit einer Melodie mit Siegfried Wagners Bärenhäuter zu studieren (*).
The Chicago Tribune Nr. 176 veröffentlicht auf S. 35 die Stellungnahme eines Musikschriftstellers zu Angriffen auf seine Meinung über Brahms, in der Bruckner der Rang eines Symphonikers abgesprochen wird :
" MUSIC
[...]
James Huneker, whose essay on Brahms in his latest book, "Mezzotints in Modern Music," has won the hearty approval of many musicians for its impartiality and justice, but also has aroused the ire of the fanatical worshipers of Brahms, who will not admit that their idol had any shortcomings, makes clear his position, and replies to his excited critics in the following excellent style:
"Being a mere reporter of things musical I fear I have no right to explain my actual position in the Brahms mater. [...] Brahms is a great man, and still a pigmy compared to Bach and Beethoven. Now, is my meaning clear, all ye of the clashing clans?
"Who would you dare mention in the same breath with Brahms as a master of the symphony? Mendelssohn? A water colorist. Schumann? a miniaturist. Berlioz? Fie! Liszt, Tschaikowsky, Richard Strauss, Bruckner? No one of these four wrote symphonic works with symphonic themes. They are programonists, dramatists, psychologists, and experimenters. But they are not masters of absolute music–not as I conceive music. Brahms is. He is not Bach or Beethoven, yet may his name be linked without impropriety to these two. Evening Post please copy."
An article on the late Johann Strauss, which recently has been published, tells in interesting fashion how the "Waltz King" composed. [...]" (**).
" MUSIC
[...]
James Huneker, whose essay on Brahms in his latest book, "Mezzotints in Modern Music," has won the hearty approval of many musicians for its impartiality and justice, but also has aroused the ire of the fanatical worshipers of Brahms, who will not admit that their idol had any shortcomings, makes clear his position, and replies to his excited critics in the following excellent style:
"Being a mere reporter of things musical I fear I have no right to explain my actual position in the Brahms mater. [...] Brahms is a great man, and still a pigmy compared to Bach and Beethoven. Now, is my meaning clear, all ye of the clashing clans?
"Who would you dare mention in the same breath with Brahms as a master of the symphony? Mendelssohn? A water colorist. Schumann? a miniaturist. Berlioz? Fie! Liszt, Tschaikowsky, Richard Strauss, Bruckner? No one of these four wrote symphonic works with symphonic themes. They are programonists, dramatists, psychologists, and experimenters. But they are not masters of absolute music–not as I conceive music. Brahms is. He is not Bach or Beethoven, yet may his name be linked without impropriety to these two. Evening Post please copy."
An article on the late Johann Strauss, which recently has been published, tells in interesting fashion how the "Waltz King" composed. [...]" (**).
Zitierhinweis:
Franz Scheder, Anton Bruckner Chronologie Datenbank, Eintrag Nr.: 189906255, URL: www.bruckner-online.at/ABCD-189906255letzte Änderung: Mär 30, 2023, 22:22