Posted by Jost on September 2, 2006, at 12:32:38
In reply to Re: Self-Esteem suffering from depression recovery » Jost, posted by llrrrpp on September 1, 2006, at 7:44:08
Sorry, Lurps, I dont' understand Jewish musical notation. I'm pretty marginally Jewish. And marginally musically informed (or possibly not marginally any more)
I do love Mahler, but he takes too much out of me. It's kind of like I've been there, and done that, and it wasn't as good as it was for Mahler, but I'm still exhausted from my version.
I have to stick to Brahms symphonies.
Although, sadly, I don't listen to classical music. I grew up on it. When I got to a certain place (not sure what, exactly) I dropped what I grew up with--stopped reading and listening to classical music, and being generally at all cultured.
I don't have the emotional energy to experience things that way. It's something I don't understand, because if I do, I like it, but I don't think I will. I need it in small doses-- a whole evening of dance or music, or threater or even a museum is too much. And it seems as if you have to do an evening, not a half hour.
So I don't do it.
I can remember doing it, but that's about all.
So next time you hear Mahler, listen for a few minutes, for me.
Jost
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