Thank you for this thought provoking read. Very good point about Satie, whose music I love not just for its apparent simplicity and directness, but also for the studied effect of simplicity that can only come from a great amount of musical knowledge. As a contrast, I feel intellectually bad that I cannot enjoy music such as Schönberg's, for example. I do appreciate the mastery of the music, the difficulties and great skill required to perform it - I just don't enjoy it. At the same time, without being a classical music buff, I enjoy Shostakovich, whose music can be anything but light, but resonates differently than the former's, for unfathomable reasons. I find bang on your description of The Candidate as a film made intentionally difficult. Redford is superb as its wannabe hero.
I love the Satie museum. So playful.
Thank you for this thought provoking read. Very good point about Satie, whose music I love not just for its apparent simplicity and directness, but also for the studied effect of simplicity that can only come from a great amount of musical knowledge. As a contrast, I feel intellectually bad that I cannot enjoy music such as Schönberg's, for example. I do appreciate the mastery of the music, the difficulties and great skill required to perform it - I just don't enjoy it. At the same time, without being a classical music buff, I enjoy Shostakovich, whose music can be anything but light, but resonates differently than the former's, for unfathomable reasons. I find bang on your description of The Candidate as a film made intentionally difficult. Redford is superb as its wannabe hero.