Tag Archives: Beethoven

A political symphony

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Michaela

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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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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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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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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The illusion of crescendo

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Michaela

Daniel Barenboim on the difference between sound and music. A spiritual teaching

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Musica sacra (5)

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Michaela

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 mind, will find many pointers. In particular the most … Continue reading →

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Enlightened moments

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Michaela

Ready for the masterpiece. Daniel Barenboim rehearsing Beethoven’s 9th symphony.

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Of Agony and Surrender

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Michaela

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 suffer from buzzing noises and other sounds in his ears, and two years later deafness broke out. In 1802 … Continue reading →