We haven’t had an open thread in a while and I needed an excuse to post the above video. As always be charitable, be concise and be amusing.
Tagged with Ludwig Van Beethoven
Eroica
Something for the weekend. Erocia (Heroic) by Beethoven. Beethoven originally had dedictated Eroica to Napoleon. When he heard that Napoleon had crowned himself Emperor here was his reaction according to one of this pupils: … Continue reading
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Something for the Weekend. The ending of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. This section of the Ninth Symphony gets played so frequently that we lose sight of just what a creation of genius it is. Beethoven’s culminating masterpiece, composed, astonishingly enough, when … Continue reading
Moonlight Sonata
Something for the weekend. Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven.
How God Saved My Soul Through Music
I was inspired to transfer my brain goo to the computer screen over the last couple of hours. Here are the results. Here’s to a more fruitful discussion. I haven’t talked extensively about why I rejected atheistic communism and made … Continue reading