wagner.

so i'm reading this book on Gustav Mahler. it's really interesting. at first i thought, "this guy is obsessed with mahler." [well, he is.]
but he tells the story of mahler, and weaves in the stories of other composers of that time, and all kinds of other historical significance. the guy knows a lot. it is really interesting! i don't know too much about the pre-war european days of the habsburg empire, but i'm getting informed quickly. and it's nice seeing how all of these musicians, composers, philosophers, empires, politicians, etc, all fit together, and how they all in some way or another had an effect on each other's work.

anyway, one of the people mentioned quite a bit in the book is Richard Wagner. what a creep! ha. but he was extremely influential in the music world, and in mahler's music and life. the book described some of wagner's works a little bit, and i felt like i got to know his style [as i'm getting to know a lot about mahler's style, though i haven't listened to any of his works yet, besides what i may have heard in the past].

today on the way to work, i turned on classical radio. the song that was on was loud and vivacious and, well, sounded like a huge orchestra was playing. so i thought, "that might be richard wagner," because i'd read similar things about his music [big and loud, primarily]. i looked it up just now for that time slot.. and lo and behold, richard wagner it was.

so i guess the moral of the story could be: read books, get informed, and you never know when your newly found knowledge will slightly make your day.