Beethoven dedicated this sonata to one of his students, the Duchess Thérèse von Brunswick (she might be the one for whom Für Elise was written too). So this is perhaps how Beethoven sounds when he’s in love. 🙂 Happy listening:
As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. You can find some technical details and the previous sonatas from this series here.
[suntem morti de oboseala, comentariul pentru textul de saptamana trecuta o sa apara un pic mai incolo]
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Nu este posibil ca acelasi om sa fie in acelasi timp si intelept si incapabil de a se stapani; pentru ca, dupa cum am aratat, cine poseda intelepciunea practica este totodata si un om cu caracter virtuos. In afara de asta, intelepciunea practica presupune nu numai sa stii ce trebuie sa faci, ci si sa ai capacitatea de a face efectiv, lucru de care omul nestapanit este inapt.
You’ll recognize this one easily. The sonata is really powerfull, quite violent in fact (no wonder Lenin liked Appassionata a lot 🙂 – see here). Some might say it reveals a bit of Beethoven’s turbulent spirit. Gramo would prefer to say it was like heavy metal for the beginning of the 19th century. 🙂 Anyway, here it is:
As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. You can find some technical details and the previous sonatas from this series here.
Institutia in cauza e Academia Romana, premiul se cheama “Mircea Florian”, iar persoana premiata e un profesor universitar de la Facultatea de filosofie din Iasi, domnul Nicolae Rambu.
E drept, premiul nu e acordat pentru lucrarea in care a fost descoperit plagiatul. In majoritatea tarilor civilizate, insa, un plagiat duce in mod automat la excluderea din viata academica a celui care l-a realizat, iar de premii nici nu mai poate fi vorba.
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Stapan pe sine este cel ce respecta cu fermitate orice fel de regula si orice fel de alegere deliberata sau numai regula si alegerea dreapta? Si incapabil de a se stapani este cel ce nu respecta cu fermitate nici un fel de regula si nici un fel de alegere deliberata sau numai regula adevarata si alegerea corecta? In acesti termeni prezentam mai inainte aporia in cauza.
We don’t know much about this sonata. Apart from the obvious fact that it has only two movements, that is, and the historic evidence pointing to 1804 as the year when it was written. Anyway, you might want to listen to it, so here we go:
As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. The previous sonatas from this series are here.
Hmmm,… prin presa romaneasca miscarea e cam slaba, din cate am vazut. Va puteti uita, totusi, aici. Si isi mai da lumea cu parerea si pe blogul lui Cristian Patrasconiu (aici).
Gramo se gandea la un post care sa se intituleze Evolutionism, creationism, problema demarcatiei si credinta religioasa. In post ar fi urmat sa fie sustinute doua idei. Prima era ca diferenta dintre evolutionism si creationism e diferenta dintre o teorie stiintifica si un mit. A doua era ca daca teoria evolutionista si credinta religioasa sunt intelese bine, atunci nu exista nici un conflict intre ele.
[comentariul la textul de saptamana trecuta o sa apara cu o mica intarziere]
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Dupa cum am mai spus, omul necumpatat nu este inclinat sa regrete, pentru ca persista in hotararea aleasa, in timp ce omul lipsit de stapanire isi regreta totdeauna actele. De aceea, nu este chiar asa cum puneam problema la inceput, ci, dimpotriva, omul necumpatat este cel incurabil, iar cel nestapanit poate fi vindecat. Caci viciul este asemanator cu boli ca hidropizia si ftizia, pe cand lipsa de stapanire poate fi comparata cu epilepsia, primul fiind un rau cronic, cealalta un rau intermitent. De altfel, lipsa de stapanire si viciul apartin unor genuri total diferite, caci viciul este inconstient, lipsa de stapanire nu.
Acum am realizat ca am avut un post despre Diamanda Galas dar n-am avut unul si despre Meredith Monk. De ce sunt legate Galas si Monk una de cealalta in mintea lui Gramo? Hmmmm,… Probabil fiindca s-a intrebat ani si ani de zile cum ar fi un concert in care ar canta impreuna. 🙂
Anyway, iata documentarul lui Greenaway despre Meredith Monk (sunt 8 parti):
p.s.: Il puteti vedea in full screen aici.
This one is perhaps one of the most famous piano sonatas composed by Beethoven, being used for the soundtrack of several movies, the titles of which we can’t remember right now. Apart from being famous, it is quite good, so we think you’ll have a nice listening. Enjoy!
As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. The previous sonatas from this series are here.