Yet again it's the 26th March

[Michael]

This date is coming around all too frequently for my liking. I have now outlived our friend by ten years and I haven't a single bagatelle to show for it.
Anyway, a toast to the mighty LvB!





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[Sorrano]

Now, where is the obligatory Spring storm?

[Michael]

I'd welcome one. It's freezing over here.

Classic FM have put up a nice tribute - it has been there for some time but today they gave it a specific link. I detect the strong influence of John Suchet:

http://www.classicfm.com/composers/b...reat-composer/





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[Peter]

Now, where is the obligatory Spring storm?

As Michael says that would be welcome - we're still deep in winter here!
Anyway it's so long ago since Beethoven died I've forgotten what he looked like!

[Michael]

Anyway it's so long ago since Beethoven died I've forgotten what he looked like!

Just check my avatar.

[Peter]

Just check my avatar.

Or mine!

[Hollywood]

Well, it has been snowing here in Vienna all day. This 26 March has been an awful day all together.

[Roehre]

Today, by special request:


Today:


Leonore Prohaska: Funeral march WoO 96/4

[Michael]

That's an orchestral arrangement (by the man himself) of the funeral march movement of the A flat major sonata - a dress rehearsal for the second movement of the Eroica.
Was that played at his funeral? Without checking, I think it might have been an arrangement of one his Equali for for trombones?
I love those short pieces. What would take Wagner four hours has been distilled into something less than ten minutes.



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[Michael]

Well, it has been snowing here in Vienna all day. This 26 March has been an awful day all together.

Probably fitting for the day that's in it.
I remember toiling up the hill in Heiligenstadt back in March of 2010. I made it as far as the Beethoven monument (and if you saw a photo of me you would regard that as quite an achievement!)
I didn't realise at the time that you were down the road or I would have called in for a cup of tea!



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[Peter]

Probably fitting for the day that's in it.
I remember toiling up the hill in Heiligenstadt back in March of 2010. I made it as far as the Beethoven monument (and if you saw a photo of me you would regard that as quite an achievement!)
I didn't realise at the time that you were down the road or I would have called in for a cup of tea!



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Yes I made it there in Aug 2003 with the assistance of Hollywood (my goodness 10 years ago ) - that was the blisteringly hot summer and temperatures were at around 37C. I was unfortunately too flaked to make it up the Kahlenberg - next time!

[Roehre]

....
Was that played at his funeral? Without checking, I think it might have been an arrangement of one his Equali for for trombones?....

The Equali, but in an arrangement for male choir with IIRC texts by Grilparzer.

[Quijote]

Sorry everybody, too busy to linger ....
Still, time enough to wish Happy Easter to my mate Beethoven.
As Michael has already done, I raise my glass to the man.

[Enrique]

I do the same (though it's Coca Cola, but the it's the intention that counts).