Enough politics. We'll pick it up on Monday. Today is a day for Beethoven and Shakespeare, perhaps the two greatest icons of Western art we have. I began this morning by listening to Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto, which I'm just learning. Composed in 1800 during what we now refer to as his early period, it's very Mozartian, and very wonderful - I've listened to in five times in the past four days. Later today, my baby and I are going to the Shakespeare Theatre to see All's Well That Ends Well. They've been on a good run lately so I hope it's as enjoyable as The Taming Of The Shrew, Henry V, Richard II, and Twelfth Night. I'll let you know.
Finally, I'm a fan of Instant Encore, a site that gathers news, audios, and videos of all things classical. The daily email I received from them this morning had links to a breathtaking series of videos of Glenn Gould and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra playing Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto (the "Emperor"), one of the pinnacles of classical music achievement. Below is the first part of the first movement (YouTube has a ten minute limitation on videos and the movement clocks in at about twenty minutes) and if you want to continue with the entire concerto you'll see links down the side to pick it up. Highly recommended.
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