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Hearing While Deaf: Beethoven, Helen Keller, and the Ninth Symphony
Sep 19 2024
The story of Ludwig van Beethoven’s confronting his growing deafness as he continued to compose and conduct has always provided special inspiration for me that transcends his music. Whenever I listen to his compositions, I hear more than notes exquisitely written and performed. I hear the voice of a fellow human being who is overcoming trauma, adversity and fear through his art, whispering to me not to despair, but like him, to make the most of what I have while I can in my own way.
Musical Meaning: Is There Such a Thing?
Jun 22 2021
By Lawrence Kramer, author of Musical Meaning: Toward a Critical History In his classic study of perception, the French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty describes the experience of listening to a classical sonata, which he takes to be representative of lis
Beethoven, A Life for the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth
Dec 22 2020
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in December, and while the exact date of his birth is not known, that has not kept the world from celebrating his life and work for the 250th anniversary of his birth in 2020. Published to coincide with this momentous moment—and available in English for the first time—t
An Interview with Jan Caeyers, author of Beethoven, A Life
Sep 15 2020
This post is part of our AMS 2020 conference blog series. Check out our virtual exhibit page for more.As a conductor of Beethoven’s music, what draws you to this composer’s life and works?Beethoven’s music fascinates like no other, as it stimulates in equal measure both the head and