"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

16 December 2015

Happy birthday. Beethoven.

Mähler, Beethoven (detail), 1804


Ludwig van Beethoven was born on this day in 1770. 

To sing a wrong note is insignificant, but to sing without passion is unforgivable.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony no. 6 in F major, "Pastoral," Op. 68.  Bernard Haitink leads the Concertgebouw Amsterdam ...



Thank you for pointing the way, Kurt.

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