Where Does It Come From?
Often I find myself in a state of awe with this question: “How on earth does someone create a piece of music that can – one or two hundred years…
Often I find myself in a state of awe with this question: “How on earth does someone create a piece of music that can – one or two hundred years…
Feeling like Ebenezer Scrooge? I certainly hope not! But if you are – I have an antidote. And, as you might guess, knowing me as you do. . .it’s listening…
I was delighted to hear George Marriner Maull’s “Inside Music” when he discussed how to listen to and enjoy Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the 4th movement. To have the words of the choral Ode to Joy translated and explained (word for word) was enlightening and inspiring as well. And to learn all the intricacies of the music itself was fascinating.