Sticky Notes Vs. Wagner w/ Rafael Payare

Wagner is probably the most admired AND the most reviled composer
in Western Classical Music history. I've always been
uncomfortable with Wagner's music, so I decided to sit down with
the wonderful conductor(and my brother-in-law), Rafael Payare to
try and understand how to embrace Wagner. We talk about emotional
manipulation, the length of his operas, and of course, his almost
pathological anti-Semitism. We also talk about Richard Strauss in
this light-hearted and, I hope, illuminating conversation!