Bellini

What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani refers to Bellini mainly as the figure of bel canto, which he regards as its melodic summit1. He connects him with the register of melancholy: in his "Musicosophie" sessions on happiness and unhappiness in music, and then on Mozart, he cites him to show how bel canto and Italian opera carry a melancholy song23. He notes that in this genre the text matters little next to the melodic line4. From Norma he singles out the aria "Casta diva" as an example of elegiac bel canto, in a session devoted to Nerval5. He also reports that Wagner admired the suavity of Bellini's arias, which brings together two aesthetics usually set against each other6. Finally, he mentions him among the Italian composers performed in Paris in the period he is discussing7. In these passages, Bellini serves above all as an example of what melody alone can do.

1. 1Musicosophie 3. Qu'appelle-t-on une musique moderne?3 Dec 2020 · 1:07:28
2. 2Musicosophie 8. Bonheur et malheur en musique11 Jan 2021 · 1:32:20
3. 3Musicosophie 13. Mozart restitué2 Feb 2021 · 49:00
4. 49 #12 Comment des sciences de l'histoire peuvent-elles être réelles?14 Jan 2021 · 1:54:33
5. 5#3 Nomade ou sédentaire ? - Le cas Nerval6 Jun 2021 · 30:10
6. 6La quête du Graal, bondieuserie ou sacrilège ?1 Apr 2024 · 40:54
7. 7La matrice de toute illusion : le passé vécu comme présent4 Jun 2024 · 30:48

Summary produced automatically from 7 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.