tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post7656303332276027696..comments2023-10-17T06:08:27.032-05:00Comments on Grantian Florilegium: Or, Maybe Notgileskirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11546229381528820614noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-37763279229364004952009-03-16T12:09:00.000-05:002009-03-16T12:09:00.000-05:00Hey, don't forget C.S. Lewis had some of his early...Hey, don't forget C.S. Lewis had some of his early hints of "northernness" (sehnsucht, longing) — that turned out to be an echo of Joy once he found it — in Wagner's music. It is still there if you have an ear for it. Wagner is a perfect example of the way our Creator can convey his rich, soul-deep beauty through a wretched human instrument. Lewis also reminded us that we shouldn't hold Hitler's taste in music against Wagner (!).rwbayviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880159837152145770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-42107804364474494452009-03-13T13:06:00.000-05:002009-03-13T13:06:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Paul Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459773683801196282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-39432377324685529312009-03-12T19:46:00.000-05:002009-03-12T19:46:00.000-05:00I'm no fan of Wagner's music...not surprisingly, h...I'm no fan of Wagner's music...not surprisingly, he was a utilitarian, a ruthless anti-semite, and the favorite composer of Hitler.Owen Stroudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507480329374763736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-39503127549894593612009-03-11T13:31:00.000-05:002009-03-11T13:31:00.000-05:00Methinks his music was only his tool for his purpo...Methinks his music was only his tool for his purposes.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178382740171804101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-75808591952139512722009-03-10T09:57:00.000-05:002009-03-10T09:57:00.000-05:00now, that's good comedy!now, that's good comedy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com