Jeffrey Swann: "The Music of Parsifal: A Mixture, a Summation, or a Culmination?", February 18, 2018

Jeffrey Swann, Ph.D., internationally renowned pianist and lecturer on Wagner topics, gave a superb lecture with piano examples on Wagner's last music drama, with references to its relation to his other music dramas. It was presented at the Wagner Society of New York's Parsifal Seminar, Feb. 18, 2018.
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[@helmuthuber766]

Schön, dass es solche Menschen wie Herrn Swann gibt!

[@samnelson8280]

Great lecture, I’d have listened to him talk for hours.

[@dhoffheimerj]

His lectures should be made available on CD. Superb.

[@bohuscsaba6381]

What an insightful, inspired lecture. Mr Swann is a gem, thank you WSNY for posting.

[@alanyoung448]

Overwhelming! Superb exposition , drawing the parallels with earlier works . Such focused and energetic playing . A gift of a video

[@sgsmozart]

My God ! His mind moves so fast!

[@abrahamlincoln9758]

"It goes on for a while." Yeah, one of Wagner's Acts is about the length of a modern day film. And the music never stops.

[@tommot7755]

GIVE THIS MAN MORE TIME !!! Great video!

[@johnmcnees9960]

Wonderful! Thank you. Only wish it could have been twice as long.

[@francispoulenc8865]

absolutely wonderful and utterly brillant ! Jeffrey Swann is really my idol now !

[@MichaelClark-vb2xq]

Absolutely brilliant lecture. Thanks for posting!

[@slenko5960]

Can the Society get ahold of a better piano?! Maybe it was the recording itself, but the piano sounded like a Dodge City saloon upright. But Prof. Swann is brilliant; I wish I knew as much as he does in his pinkie.

[@Vikingvideos50]

Brilliant in every way!

[@kellychartrand5532]

Loved this lecture. I think the prelude to Lohengrin is the most beautiful piece of music ever. If it were possible to put a prayer to music, this is the epitome. Have to wonder if the knowledge of the lecturer adds to or detracts from an appreciation of Wagner when listening to his music. It is such an emotional experience for someone not well versed in music - simply transcendent for me.

[@edwardj3070]

after nearly falling over at hearing his playing of the section from the Parsival Overture I was wondering what the audience in attendance was going to do in reaction. I mean, you have to say something.

[@ValzainLumivix]

Cool

[@Namuchat]

Those paperback scores can fuck up the greater parts of a musicological presentation.

[@andreaguarino8207]

At least a grand piano

[@alanyoung448]

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