I note how often you write as arguing a case against some *collective opinionated group* mind set/collective unconscious AKA *The invisible censorship*, which I've also run across quite frenquently, here/there, yonder /the ubiquitous collective VETO, of any idea which they can not fit into THEIR AGENDA's standards.
Of course art has to do with philosophy/religion,. Note how often a sense of importance Plato, Nietzsche, Jung give attention to art as the voice of the creative unconscious,, I did not say *collective* unconscious , as art can never be for the ,,,well yes it can, Art can be for a group collective conscious,,,the group which is say drawn to Mahler, Bruckner, Brahms, all will share a similar identify of values. They think, act alike in some GENERAL pattern.,
Now , as I, and no doubt as per your previous posts, tend to seek the , individual way, Lao Tzu's The Way, unique, individual, alone, outside votes don't really matter much as to your love for a certain composer/style/genre.
Now its true , you may be drawn towards a generally accepted major composer, but has nothing to do with popularity.
Then later on you may feel you;'ve outgrown that composer, time to move on,,,,or move back towards.
You enjoy your freedom, inspite of , how the group wishes you would act.
ie, a strong aversion towards Pettersson,,,what does this negativity, shallow at times, which reflects more on their lack of discernment than any real understanding of what they ACTUALLY heard in Pettersson….., what does this shallow , biased opinion towards Pettersson, have to do with you?
Beethoven has been around some 200 yrs, Pettersson barely 20 yrs since his music appeared in CD format, and pre 20 yrs, , rare/OOP LP's.
So for anyone who considers themselves a *authentic classic-phile* and dismisses Pettersson, on a whim,, no longer irks, jolts, nor upsets my apple cart..
This stands to reason.
Pettersson is for the few, never will be for *the many*, It is this , way, and has to be more than just understood as a necessitated phenomenon, but accepted, nay, embraced.
Muisc can be a religious event, a voice of ones philosophy.
Depends on what the composer actually composed in terms of meaningful content.
I hope folks don;'t think, that music just comes forth from a brainless nitwit,,or worse, that a composer had nothing better to do than to scribble some ink on paper and wahh-LA, , a masterpiece.
The musical forms are inborn, before they arrive on this planet. Some carry this archetypal structures, others that type.
Some alter their ideas, shapes, forms, fabrics of a work,
Some composers draw froma few sources of creativity within/without, Others draw wider, deeper, broader, more,,epochial, more archetypal , greater Zeitgeist , than another contemporary. Some like Sibelius, Wagner, allow folk forms, Bartok, ravel as well. , to help allow these creative surges to find new forms in a contemporary , musical setting = classical instrumentations.
Pettersson's music captures some essence, microscopic/telescopic visionary , where time is kaput, broken down, extinguished. Beyond time, but never ever beyond this epoch, this archetypal situation mankind finds himself trapped and suffocating, with no hope , neither even a tiny SCINTILLA of a pin hole of light.
Beyond, hope, beyond despair, beyond himself, , and can not do what Joni Mitchell has sung so beautiful for us on solo piano, 1969, *We need to get back to the garden*. But how? has anyone actually been , seen that place?
Our great ancestor Adam, has not left us a road map.
can I now bring this back to Pettersson's and his music now?
I had hoped to stay away for some days/weeks, until I had something of descent value to add to your explosive testimony,,,,,something at least as interesting what you brought to the table.
It was your previous shorter post which allowed the flood gates to burst and there you have it.
If I don't click post NOW,,I may go back and edit, scratch , and who knows, delete the entire long winded, way off the beaten path from the sunbect at hand, Pettersson;'s unique timeless, overwhelming creative genius...If I know Allan Pettersson from what I've read,,he no doubt would quickly order his servants to end my visit, even before I got half way with this ,,,these far fetched , wild ideas.
I know Pettersson, he has *no time for such twaddle and inventive fantasia, cocky-pop*.
He was great man, not allowing for any such chat which would deter him from his creative mission. He was cast into a terrible grueling fate , fighting just to live, yet carrying his creative impulses to reach , not base camp, 1,2,3,, but all the way to Mt Everest, not once, but in his syms, 3,-15,,some include his 2nd sym,,which I will have to consider,,
How was all this energetic creativity possible under such tragic conditions?
No one knows, it will forever remain a mystery, and so we can only honor what he gave us , by sharing what we know to be a salvific music.
Only after we pass on, will we make the realization of just what Pettersson;'s music had upon our lives, its true value can only be partly known here. The greater realization yet awaits.