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Originally Posted by Holly Martins
I hear what you say, Janet, but on a personal level, these days I find it hard to listen to Wagner without thinking of the little squirt's noisome pontificating, as I can't listen to Bach without being aware of his inner goodness. You are right, we should be able to divorce the man from the work, but I'm not sure I can do it.
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Yes Holly,
But when I performed in Bach's 'Passion according to St. Matthew' in England, I became conscious of the seeds that were grown to plants in Wagner . I looked at the audience and didn't quite like what I saw. Bach was part of the same culture as Wagner.
Sorry Gregory. I had missed this message addressed to me.
Eliot was the first poet who made me aware of modern possibilities in poetry.