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Article: Crying Wolf once again
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 26, 1996
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Early in the century, opera audiences in Brussels were polled
for their favourite works and voted Ernest Chausson's Le roi Arthus
fourth, preferring it to La Boheme and Die Zauberflote. Chausson's
three-act drama was broadcast in a rough and ready performance from
Dortmund last Thursday afternoon. It's half as long as Tristan, the
model with which its reputation is burdened, even though Chausson
announced his intention to "de-Wagnerise" his music well before
completion. Chausson's distinctive character - or perfume - can be
identified as a variety of the Wagner species: you recognise the
pattern of Wagner behind a turn of phrase, but something new
changes it and results in quite a different ...
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