The Artist Abandons the Philosopher: Mahler Facing the Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
Alfred M. WIERZBICKI
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin , PolandAbstract
The present text comprises the author’s introductory address to the concert held on December 8, 2017, in the Lublin Philharmonic (Gustav Mahler, Symphony no. 3 in D Minor, conducted by Piotr Wajrak, and performed by the Lublin Philharmonic Orchestra, Female Choir ‘The Lublin Lute,’ Boys Choir ‘The Lublin Nightingales,’ and Anna Lubańska—alto).
The author scrutinizes the relation obtaining between the musical expression of Mahler’s Symphony no. 3 in D Minor and the composer’s interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical ideas.
Keywords:
Gustav Mahler, Friedrich Nietzsche, Mahler’s Symphony no. 3 in D Minor, Artur Schopenhauer, Job, suffering, joyWIERZBICKI, A. M. (2018). Artysta porzuca filozofa. Mahler wobec Nietzschego. Ethos. Kwartalnik Instytutu Jana Pawła II KUL, 31(1), 333–337. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/ethos/article/view/19685
Alfred M. WIERZBICKI
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
