Beethoven did not write Christmas music specifically. However, the world often listens…
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Beethoven’s birthday? Why all the fuss?
Happy Birthday Beethoven! The world is celebrating, as much as possible in…
Life, the old thump-thump
Surprises can make us smile: A twisting plot in a thriller. A…
The Family Table
A cold gray day spent in my pajamas. Washing up leftover dishes…
A time to mourn
This weekend I lost a friend to Covid. And as I write…
After the storm
After the storm I am exhausted, and perhaps you are as well.…
Beethoven in Love
My father was in the army in the mid 1950’s, and he…
In sickness and in health (part 2)
As mentioned in my previous post, the transcendent Beethoven’s String Quartet No.…
Opus 9: In sickness and in health (part 1)
And again, all the world speaks of COVID. It is October, my…
Beethoven says “Stop the Culture Wars!”
Beethoven did not ever, and does not now represent the “elites,” whatever…