Category Archives: Music & Movies

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The pulse of life

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Michaela

RHYTHM – listening to god moving. The gift of Orpheus From: “How Music Works” – with Howard Goodall

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Listening to Orpheus (16) Inspired by Monteverdi’s opera, L’Orféo and a personal interpretation of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice this performance on film is an exploration of the ephemeral nature of life and universal human fears, such as … Continue reading →

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God, what darkness…

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (14) Fidelio is Beethoven’s only opera. He struggled with it and called it “the martyr’s crown”. It is the reverse story of Orpheus. Florestan is imprisoned and his wife Leonore follows him to save him. In his … Continue reading →

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Difficult is closer to the truth

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Michaela

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 ? This is a full length movie exploring the … Continue reading →

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Orpheus entering the Hades

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (11) The second movement of Beethoven’s 4th piano concerto is said to have been been inspired by Orpheus entering the Hades. L v Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 G Major – II. Andante con moto, D Barenboim

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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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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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A basic pulse

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Michaela

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 the spirit of Beethoven.

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Tristeza

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Michaela

I am obsessed with the myth of Orpheus…. This is part of the Brazilian movie ” ORFEU NERGRO” directed by Marcel Camus. The sound track is by Antonio Carlos Jobim.