Tag Archives: Gustav Gluck

on the road: serenading mickey

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Dave

Lotte Lenya:The very next day, Joseph Goebbels banned any more performances of Der Silbersee on account of that ballad. A friend who had been arrested got word to Kurt that he must leave Berlin at once – his name was … Continue reading →

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SECOND HELPINGS ON THE PEASANT WEDDING FEAST

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Dave

”Long sticks on the bagpipes. I’m inclined to think the groom is the man in the red hat, passing food towards the bride. The motion of a husband, to penetrate the wife. Note that near him are no less than … Continue reading →

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BEGGARS BANQUET: FEAST OF BURDEN

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Dave

Where is the bridegroom? Its always been a famous puzzle in Bruegel’s ”Peasant Wedding” . For four hundred and fifty odd years this famous painting of a rustic marriage feast has presented Bruegel’s admirer’s with the riddle of  identifying the … Continue reading →

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CASE OF THE ABSENT BRIDEGROOM

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Dave

The painting shows a variety of country folk celbrating a wedding by having a midday meal. Most of it is clear enough. One one level it is straightforward, amusing, sympathetic and easy to understand. For instance, right in the foreground, … Continue reading →

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