Review of Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices (1995) by Hans J. E — 18 Oct 2010
Werner Herzog's kooky, anachronistic/obsolete, Romantic/Gothic presentation of decadent aristocracy and the cult of the (amateur) artist. Or is it so out of touch, given our state of late/monopoly/finance capitalism, the society of the spectacle and the cult of celebrity? Of course, Herzog fails to consciously make the connection.
Indeed the film(maker) is confused. For example, take the claim that Gesualdo's sound world was not to be conceived again until the late-nineteenth-century. Is that a claim for or against progress in music?
This review of Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices (1995) was written by Hans J. E on 18 Oct 2010.
Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices has generally received positive reviews.
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