Showing posts with label Beethoven. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beethoven. Show all posts
Monday, May 11, 2026

Lessons for Leaders from Napoleon and the Battle of Austerlitz

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My interest in Napoleon Bonaparte was triggered by an observation made in the introduction to Grant Wins the War ,  James R. Arnold's  a...
Monday, March 23, 2020

Creativity Is Amazing: Thoughts in Response to a Performance of Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto nr. 1

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Right now as I write this it's a Sunday afternoon. There's jazz playing on the local public radio station, jazz with Afro-Cuban p...
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Can We Talk About Beauty for a Minute? 10 Pieces of Classical Music That Can Lift You Higher

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Photo courtesy John Heino Photography "Where words fail, music speaks."  --Hans Christian Anderson Beauty. It transports ...
Thursday, September 22, 2016

Throwback Thursday: How is it that Beethoven never goes out of style?

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A blog post from 2007 beginning with journal notes from February 2000. Watching Immortal Beloved about the life of Beethoven. It is easy...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

Beethoven Decomposing

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Monday, March 7, 2011

For Elise or Therese?

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There are purists who believe a work of art is best appreciated when we engage it directly and that there is no need or value in understandi...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Cultural Literacy

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We often take so much for granted. This is especially true in our communication. We say something and assume everyone else knows what we’re ...
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Another Reason Why I Don't Keep A Gun In The House

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The neighbors' dog will not stop barking. He is barking the same high, rhythmic bark that he barks every time they leave the house. They...
Tuesday, September 4, 2007

His Music Lives On

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Watching “Immortal Beloved” about the life of Beethoven. It is easy to understand how a man could become so troubled. His great love was mus...
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