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A 250 years old love song
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Hi Jung,
you are right, the Violin Concerto by Beethoven is a very beautiful composition. I especially like the varied dialogue between violin, horns, oboe and bassoon in the 2nd movement.
In the 3rd movement, after a solemn intro, the violin alone fills the sound space and can develop all its enchanting charm. Wonderful.
Here I have another love tune by Beethoven. I think the original “Zärtliche Liebe / Ich liebe Dich” (I love you) was composed for instruments and vocals (but you are the expert Jung). Because I am not a big fan of classical singing, here is a purely instrumental version. The melody is just adorable.
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Hi Jurgen! Thanks so much, that Beethoven piece is beautiful and delightful! Love the pictures of the old drawing with Beethoven and the violin with the score. Sometimes I feel like my spirit is back in those classical period times. Things just all seem so elegant in those times.
In those concertos that dialogue between the orchestra and the solo instruments and between other instruments is the charm indeed. I think you absolutely picked up on all the beauty and dynamics in that Beethoven Violin concerto. It was one of my earliest classical music experiences that opened up my eyes to it. That violin just sings and weeps.
Hope all is well with you.
Jung
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Hi Jung, I am well, thank you for asking. I hope everything is fine with you too. Yes, the good old days. Transfigured, romantic and yet: when I look at the life stories of many musicians: certainly not an easy way to live.
One more beautiful composition of the early romantic period. In keeping with the topic, it is thematically also here about longing, love and passion:
Franz Schubert: „Ständchen: Leise flehen meine Lieder“ („Serenade: Quietly plead my songs“)
I have tried to find out the genesis of this work. Unfortunately, I have not really succeeded, since Franz Schubert’s life, like that of his musical contemporaries, followed convoluted paths. As a child or teenager he began an early career as a singer, worked for a time as his father’s school assistant, and then devoted himself to his musical career until he died, much too young, at the age of 31. Whoever his serenade („Ständchen“) was dedicated to, it’s an enchanting piece which is probably about longing love. There are several versions with voice, violin and piano, or just piano. And this one:
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Jurgen, that Shubert piece is beautiful, thanks.
To see musicians like Mona and Lisa play at such a high level like in their duo sessions, and these ladies too, mere mortals like myself can only imagine from afar what it must be like to create that kind of beauty and magnificence and have that kind of musical talent. It is supernatural powers indeed, and to use these gifts to move people like this is a virtue.
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This just showed up in my recommendations list. It actually sounds pretty good!
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David, that sounds very New Age! It feels a bit like the stuff of George Winston. It’s amazing that it can sound so good.
I think John Lennon tapped into this idea with his song Because, based around the Moonlight Sonata chords arranged backwards.
But this reminds me of this moment the most:
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