Wednesday, September 10, 2008

clarification

Have you ever wondered why the protagonist of "A Clockwork Orange" is so focussed on Beethoven?



Basically, Beethoven was the first to really bring his own human passion to the music, imbuing it with his personal emotions. And he did it pretty damn powerfully. I mean he did the shit out of it.

While I'm at it, here's some Dvorak--one of my all-time favorite pieces of music:

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