Aina - Flight Of Torek (Single Version)

It is interesting to note that it was from the moment of the first real success that Wagner developed a global conflict with the press, which continued throughout his life. It began with a quarrel with the then main Dresden music reviewer Karl Bank, a Wagnerian acquaintance from the time of Magdeburg. The bank took offense at the composer, contrary to the mandatory unwritten rule, who did not take care of giving him tickets for the premiere of Rienzi. But in communicating with reporters, Wagner always adhered to the principle and, as he himself admits, “helpful to everyone, he could never overcome his disgust to pay special attention to a person solely on the grounds that he was a reviewer”: “My obstinacy and principled toughness grew over the years, and this was largely the cause of unheard of harassment by journalism. ”