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The crux of the matter

At is well known, there is a widespread cliché that Anton Bruckner was an innovative composer but a difficult person. He visited a mental hospital and was considered a neurotic. In this episode, he is put on the couch. In the podcast "Des Pudels Kern," Heidi Kastner, forensic psychiatrist, and Norbert Trawöger, artistic director of Anton Bruckner 2024, take a look into the inner life of Anton Bruckner.

"Let's let the secret be a secret, after all, it attracts us!"
Norbert Trawöger

"With Mozart, I always had the feeling that he had a gift for life. Beethoven less so, Bruckner not at all. He would shimmy along the edge of the table and was offended when the end of the table was reached."
Heidi Kastner

About the podcast:
"Des Pudels Kern" by Elisa Erkelenz and David-Maria Gramse is a new series of conversations around classical music, pop, philosophy, art and science. They suction the fat, listen back and into the future. The Poodle offers listeners immediate access to music and what it has to say: about the beauty of the world and the crises of our time.

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