Threshold - Lost (Japanese Release)

However, there was nothing weak in his appearance. At fifty-two years old - he was as old as Brahms - with a long beard and mane of thick hair, big eyes, which often darkened with the righteous, as he believed, anger, he was like the Teutonic Zeus. He did not just speak, but spoke, did not just express his opinion, but presented it as a kind of axiom. Ritter was one of those Germans whose wide and constantly updated education, regular reading and reflection formed such a strong alloy of beliefs and prejudices that could not be softened or changed in any way. That he would become an ardent admirer of Wagner could have been predicted. His passion for Wagner was not limited to his addiction to music or Wagner's views on drama, but also extended to all Wagner's beliefs - from vivisection to pan-Germanism. Any stupidityWhatever Wagner said, this student blindly accepted on faith. On the other hand, he did not value Brahms much. “Brahms must be studied carefully,” said Ritter, “and then it will become clear that there is nothing in his music.”