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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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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 →

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If I were alone…

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Michaela

If I were alone in the desert and feeling afraid, I would want a child to be with me. For then my fear would disappear and I would be made strong. This is what life in itself can do because … Continue reading →

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Deep inside their hearing

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (3) This is my curious and slightly miraculous turn of attention to an archetype deeply rooted in all of us – Orpheus. The father of music and poetry, the one who lived in communion with nature and … Continue reading →

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What is Grace ?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Michaela

“What is Grace” I asked God. And he said, “All that happens.” Then He added, when I looked perplexed, “Could not lovers say that every moment in their Beloved’s arms was grace?” Existence is my arms, though I well understand … 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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A savage creative storm

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (1) A tree ascended there. Oh pure transcendence! Oh Orpheus sings!Oh tall tree in the ear! And all things hushed. Yet even in that silence a new beginning, beckoning, change appeared. …so begin the “Sonnets to Orpheus”, … Continue reading →

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Listening to Orpheus

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Michaela

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 … Continue reading →

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