Chapter 5

           

           Attheconcertintheafternoontwoveryinterestingthingswereperformed.Onewasafantasia,KingLear;theotherwasaquartettededicatedtothememoryofBach.Bothwerenewandinthenewstyle,andLevinwaseagertoformanopinionofthem.Afterescortinghissister-in-lawtoherstall,hestoodagainstacolumnandtriedtolistenasattentivelyandconscientiouslyaspossible.Hetriednottolethisattentionbedistracted,andnottospoilhisimpressionbylookingattheconductorinawhitetie,wavinghisarms,whichalwaysdisturbedhisenjoymentofmusicsomuch,ortheladiesinbonnets,withstringscarefullytiedovertheirears,andallthesepeopleeitherthinkingofnothingatallorthinkingofallsortsofthingsexceptthemusic.Hetriedtoavoidmeetingmusicalconnoisseursortalkativeacquaintances,andstoodlookingatthefloorstraightbeforehim,listening.

           ButthemorehelistenedtothefantasiaofKingLearthefurtherhefeltfromforminganydefiniteopinionofit.Therewas,asitwere,acontinualbeginning,apreparationofthemusicalexpressionofsomefeeling,butitfelltopiecesagaindirectly,breakingintonewmusicalmotives,orsimplynothingbutthewhimsofthecomposer,exceedinglycomplexbutdisconnectedsounds.Andthesefragmentarymusicalexpressions,thoughsometimesbeautiful,weredisagreeable,becausetheywereutterlyunexpectedandnotleduptobyanything.Gaietyandgriefanddespairandtendernessandtriumphfollowedoneanotherwithoutanyconnection,liketheemotionsofamadman.Andthoseemotions,likeamadman’s,sprangupquiteunexpectedly.

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