On ClassicsToday: Parsifal With a Side of Banana Oil from Bernhard Lang
CD From Hell: Bernhard Lang Fools With Parsifal
by Jens F. Laurson

The idea of re-writing and reinterpreting extant works to make them appear in new guise is a well-worn one in contemporary music. For years, the tool of (ostentatiously ironic) quotation was the only “out” for composers to squeeze any beauty or conventional harmony into their works. It o... Continue Reading [Insider content]

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