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Overthinking a platter of Beethoven

pjern — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:00:30 -0800

An analysis of 376 recorded performances of Beethoven's Eroica (Symphony #3), broken down by such variables as the age of the conductor, length of the recording, and tempo variations. I thought this is worth a FPP and was surprised that the datahounds here do not appear to have posted it before. Even Celibidache is represented. (Paging matteo)

Argument to Beethoven's 5th

Zephyrial — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:59:01 -0800

Argument to Beethoven's 5th [youtube 5:51], a brilliant sketch by 1950s funnyman Sid Caesar, shows that you don't need words to tell a story. To explain further: a married couple pantomimes an argument while their dialogue is replaced by Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

The REAL milkman of human kindness (sorry, carsonb)

maudlin — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:39:00 -0800

The Big-Nosed Bastard from Barking has been very, very busy. In the past month, Billy Bragg has won the Classic Songwriter Award from Q, then collaborated with Beethoven (some of the B-Man's fans mutter darkly), and taken the hand of a small, matronly admirer before kindly giving it back to her, along with an autographed copy of the score. (He's prepared for the fallout: "I'll probably get struck off Morrissey's Christmas card list." ) And while he continues to work on Jail Guitar Doors, (previously), you can expect a new CD from him in 2008. Many old CDs available here. A found stash of old cassettes straight from Billy here (first come, first served, no guarantees). Free downloads from Billy here if you find his ideas interesting and want to subscribe to his newsletter.

...So the musician would have a place to put his beer.

Wolfdog — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:36:03 -0800

A lovely free online text on the Fundamentals of Piano Practice. (Tuning, too.)

dass ist nicht so funky

Flem Snopes — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 09:14:50 -0800

YouTube Funky Für Elise Wars :

Not so funky.

Trying hard to be funky

Indeed funky.

The Beethoven piano sonatas

Gyan — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:30:10 -0800

Andras Schiff's lecture-recitals on Beethoven's piano sonatas

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, by Ludwig van Beethoven

crunchland — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:28:12 -0800

Explore Beethoven's Eroica Symphony [note: flash, sound]

Aletheia

Blazecock Pileon — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 01:18:26 -0800

Beethoven stretches out and relaxes. Gorillas belch to let others know where they are. Fish sing the body electric (.mov, 12 MB) for food and safety. How has your own perception shaped your worldview?

Pianolina

jann — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:29:32 -0800

The Pianolina - an addictive flash game - is something like a cross between Pong and WolframTones. Brought to you by Grotrian, piano manufacturers since 1835, the pianolina visualizes musical notes as little squares that chime when they bounce against each other or against a wall. Its sophisticated interface lets you add chords, gravity, or start with the basic notes of well known compositions like Beethoven's "Für Elise".

Friday Non-Flash Trauma

Protocols of the Elders of Awesome — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 05:15:23 -0800

what is the point of it all