Sure ;-) To be honest, I can't remember women appreciating Bruckner music, but most I discuss music with do not even like classical that much. Narrowing the list to the four I think that are relevant examples, I don't remember having discussed Bruckner with one that did love classical, another one doesn't dislike it (but isn't her first choice), another one couldn't stand it, and there is a particular case. This one was a former girlfriend, some three or four years ago. She hadn't even heard of Bruckner, but got interested due my interest. I borrowed her the Fourth and the Seventh symphonies, the ones that most people usually like at first, and her silence about them made me suspect she didn't like. I asked her about it, and she tried to avoid the subject, just admitting it wasn't easy listening. Then I tried something else, I'd already tried with others. Without letting her know what was being played, I made her listen to both Scherzi, of the Fourth and the Seventh, next the Ninth one, and next others. She almost jumped, saying "What is that?! That is very funny, very nice, indeed! C'mon, tell me what it is!" As you must have guessed, my answer was rather laconic, "Bruckner". Period. "You sure?", she insisted, "I like it, it's nice.". No need to say I reminded her she had the CDs at her place, waiting to be listened. Anyway, we broke soon after that, and I don't know how far she would have gone with the music. No, about guys, I happen to know a lot who don't like Bruckner music that much, not to mention those who don't like it at all. That is why I don't think it is either a women or men affair.
Regards, Jorge --- In antonbrucknerclub@yahoogroups.com, "Len Oakes" <lenoakes@...> wrote: > > Dear Jorge, > I only said "most". > Okay, just disregard it as my naff attempt to be colourful, and I'll try to > make all future posts in common time. > Regards - Len. > _____ > From: antonbrucknerclub@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:antonbrucknerclub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jorge F > Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 3:59 AM > To: antonbrucknerclub@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Y! Bruckner] Is AB a guy thing? > My copy must be a different one, because there is, at least, one woman in > the conference report pictures ;-) > Regards, > Jorge > --- In antonbrucknerclub@yahoogroups.com, "Len Oakes" lenoakes@ wrote: > > Dear All, > > I've just received my copy of the Bruckner Journal. It contains a report > and > > photographs from the Sixth Bruckner Journal Readers Conference. Seems that > > most of the participants were men, and all the posters on this site appear > > to be male also. Any comments? Implications? > > Regards - Len. > > >
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