Tag: "Beethoven"
Happy Birthday Ludwig!
Today is Beethoven’s birthday and I would bid you hasten to Ron Coleman’s blog for an appropriately thought-provoking tribute. To celebrate, how about his Egmont Overture, conducted by the peerless Herbert von Karajan? And more. The scintillating first movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, also directed by Karajan. This is, to my thinking, the finest opening [...]
Less Beethoven and More Holst, Please.
Apparently, I disagree a lot with my fellow DC area classical music lovers. WETA ran a poll to pick the 90 favorite pieces, which the station then ran all this week. This is the listeners’ top ten choices: Dvorak: Symphony #9 “From the New World” Beethoven: Symphony #9 “Choral” Beethoven: Symphony #7 Beethoven: Symphony #6 [...]
That’s What You Said