What must it be like to be so out of step with the world around you ... and be a hypersensitive genius ... and be eccentric ... and be a bit mad?? Russell knows ... and can show us on film better than I've really ever seen anyone do.
This movie from the end of the century is very interesting, although it only shows a controversial stage of his life, I am not sure that he was taken to a kind of sanatorium, but it is true that he suffered from certain psychological disorders such as being a manic depressive or Bipolar disorder. He never married and was chaste all his life, but his music was inspired directly from God.
@@marcelouz1 here's Britannica: "Late in 1866 Bruckner suffered a severe nervous collapse, from which he recovered after three months in a sanatorium, though intense depressions would later trouble him." I have two biographies of Bruckner, not accessible to me at the moment but they have more details. This Ken Russell movie is quite a weird one with its sex scene being completely fictional and out of character, but yes Bruckner did stay at a sanitorium. Keep in mind the mental health paradigm was totally different at that time. He was seen as "suffering from nerves" and needing "the water cure."
They do exist separately, and are beautiful, even though, in the film, he goes on to play the D minor! If you like Bach they are worth a listen: ruclips.net/video/9qzHgtU0zzU/видео.html&ab_channel=BassieClassical
God be praised for Anton Bruckner.
Hey, thanks for putting this up. Appreciated.
What must it be like to be so out of step with the world around you ... and be a hypersensitive genius ... and be eccentric ... and be a bit mad??
Russell knows ... and can show us on film better than I've really ever seen anyone do.
This movie from the end of the century is very interesting, although it only shows a controversial stage of his life, I am not sure that he was taken to a kind of sanatorium, but it is true that he suffered from certain psychological disorders such as being a manic depressive or Bipolar disorder.
He never married and was chaste all his life, but his music was inspired directly from God.
I'm not sure whether he went voluntarily or not, but it's true that Bruckner went to a spa/sanatorium for his mental health as the movie depicts.
@@GreenTeaViewer interesting, could you send me some sources?
@@marcelouz1 here's Britannica: "Late in 1866 Bruckner suffered a severe nervous collapse, from which he recovered after three months in a sanatorium, though intense depressions would later trouble him." I have two biographies of Bruckner, not accessible to me at the moment but they have more details. This Ken Russell movie is quite a weird one with its sex scene being completely fictional and out of character, but yes Bruckner did stay at a sanitorium. Keep in mind the mental health paradigm was totally different at that time. He was seen as "suffering from nerves" and needing "the water cure."
Ken Russel the Great!
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Poor Anton Bruckner...
Bach's TOCCATA AND FUGUE IN-B(?!) MINOR-?!!
They do exist separately, and are beautiful, even though, in the film, he goes on to play the D minor! If you like Bach they are worth a listen:
ruclips.net/video/9qzHgtU0zzU/видео.html&ab_channel=BassieClassical
Yes: Toccata and Fugue in B minor BWV 923/951
Soli Deo Gloria ‼Thx Bruckner