On the sofa with Paul
Beethoven House in Nussdorf, Vienna A conversation on Beethoven between Paul and Michaela “Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.” Ludwig van Beethoven M:Hi Paul. Nice to talk to you,...
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The "Testament" House in Vienna (Probusgasse 6) The Heiligenstadt Testament When Beethoven was 26 years old he was already a very successful composer and piano virtuoso. At this time he began to...
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Ready for the masterpiece. Daniel Barenboim rehearsing Beethoven’s 9th symphony.
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The Glory of St Anna (Annakirche, Wien) The Credo, a setting of the Nicene Creed, is the longest text of a sung Mass. It is a statement of belief. Who listens – or reads through it – with an open...
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Daniel Barenboim on the difference between sound and music. A spiritual teaching
View ArticleListening to Orpheus
Listening to Orpheus (0) I am about to paint a picture of Orpheus and how his spirit is a living principle in all of us. As a lead in – a propaedeutic – I will post the master class on Beethoven’s...
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Listening to Orpheus (2) Daniel Barenboim teaching a masterclass on Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas. A spiritual teaching about the sound of life. Watch the intense connection between teacher, student and...
View ArticleThe nostalgia of the infinite
When I started this blog in the summer of 2010, I developed a curious and intense interest in Beethoven and his music. Where I live, many of Beethoven’s later and greatest works have been composed. He...
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Listening to Orpheus (12) What is a man required to give up to become eligible to dare the descent into the underworld and reemerge with something really new, radically different and groundbreaking ?...
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I love this. Nikolas Harnoncourt’s masterclass on Beethoven’s 5th symphony. Actually I have heard him teaching during regular concerts too. Always one to connect with the audience. Here ist part 2
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