Monthly Archives: January 2012

The overcoming of problems

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (8) The full spectrum…everything between abrupt and gentle, plebeian and noble – and the overcoming of controversy in a profound way. Daniel Barenboim and Jonathan Biss are conversing about Sonata No 30 on the occasion of a masterclasses … Continue reading →

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I will never leave you

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Michaela

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The naked god

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (7) This is a fantastic find: the full version of Pina Bausch’s Orphee et Eurydice by Christoph W Gluck, in a performance of the Opéra national de Paris Enjoy this incredible blend of music, dance and song…

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And it was almost a girl…

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (6) And it was almost a girl and came to be out of this single joy of song and lyre and through her green veils shone forth radiantly and made herself a bed in my ear. And … Continue reading →

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The nostalgia of the infinite

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Michaela

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 had moved to the … Continue reading →

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I am I

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Michaela

On the beach

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Michaela

Thanks to Anton L for allowing me to post this…

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A path into darkness and silence

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (5) I love this piece, even though it is so popular and many times just mis-interpreted. The story of the “Moonlight Sonata” is a bittersweet one. Beethoven fell in love with one of his students – Giuletta … Continue reading →

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Do you see images when you play ?

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (4) What is important is when you play you are telling a story and the listener is getting the story. And then he goes on to demonstrate just how to do that. Daniel Barenboims masterclass on the … Continue reading →