Posted on 11/04/2010 7:19:12 PM PDT by WesternCulture
Freepers who are musicians like myself can point to the musical genius of Beethoven as proof of God. No entity could randomly provide the talent that provides such complexity and beauty. Listening especially the 3rd movement of his 5th almost transposes me into a different realm of thought.
Too few people of today listen to Beethoven’s 9th symphony.
I like Sarkozy.
He probably has done so.
But all too few people of any influence in this world rely in this comforting tune of wisdom, moderation and religion.
Brain fart...sorry, I meant 4th movement.
I don’t think it was just “Nazi Bastards” that died in the firestorm of Dresden. Thousands upon thousands of German refugees fleeing the Russian onslaught (particularly the women who were getting raped and butchered by the Soviets) had fled to Dresden as it was not a military target. Unfortunately, the allies decided to bomb these civilian targets into oblivion. Does the wonton killing of one civilian population make things right somehow?
Youtube used to have an outstanding version of Beethoven’s 9th conducted by Herbert Von Karajan. There were two parts to it, each over 30 minutes. It was pulled and I can’t find it anymore. I’d love to find it on DVD.
“Freepers who are musicians like myself can point to the musical genius of Beethoven as proof of God. No entity could randomly provide the talent that provides such complexity and beauty. Listening especially the 3rd movement of his 5th almost transposes me into a different realm of thought.”
- I sincerely appreciated your comment and we could all learn a from it.
Music is a magic world unexplored.
Best of regards from Gothenburg, a Lutheran stronghold where people know how to read although boasting very dirty nails.
WesternCulture
You sure have some taste.
The 9th is second only to the 5th in popularity, I suspect.
I prefer his Late Sting Quartets. ...especially the Große Fuge.
Nothing like listening to a bit of the ole Ludwig Van.
I don't think Sting has written any quartets, but I could be wrong.
Thank you. I do so enjoy your posts and your observations.
HVK’s 1966 Berlin Symph. performance of the 5th has just been reinstated on You Tube after an absence. I feel it is the greatest documented live musical performance in history.
When they opened Beethoven’s tomb they found him sitting there erasing notes from a pile of sheet music.
He was decomposing.
Oooh... Viddy the glorious Ninth!
So what’s it going to be then, eh? Me and me droogs were down at the Korova milk bar...
Beethoven is the greatest composer ever. Period.
Now, now, don’t be offended. Beethoven was a musical genius—that is to say, he was a genius who expressed his understanding of reality through music, and enlarged us all in the process; there is no insult in the expression. Einstein expressed his genius and his understanding of reality through the mathematical formulae that expressed the general theory—it is the same principle. In both cases their work represents the study of a lifetime for most of us.
The search for the "immortal beloved" was just a plot device upon which to hang the basic story of Beethoven and to introduce the masses to his towering talent and the story of his struggles. Just like the fictional Salieri/Mozart rivalry in Amadeus intoduced the masses to Mozart.
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