Ode to Joy
Posted by Jonathan on December 11th, 2012 (All posts by Jonathan)
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Posted by Jonathan on December 11th, 2012 (All posts by Jonathan)
December 11th, 2012 at 9:49 am
Thanks – finals in a gloomy year and this was remedy.
December 11th, 2012 at 4:07 pm
Unexpected music is special. I remember walking home to my apartment one spring evening when Juilliard was still up on Claremont avenue and passing an open apartment window through which I could hear a string quartet being performed. It was wonderful and entrancing, and I just stood there and listened.
December 13th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
I’ve always loved this piece. I think it’s one of Beethoven’s best. I’ve always preferred Mozart and Bach, but this one is very effective.
December 13th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Beethoven always struck me as too serious, while Mozart and Bach seemed to be as much about having fun as making music.
But this piece is… what it is.