"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

16 December 2016

Happy birthday, Beethoven.

Mahler, Beethoven, 1815


Ludwig van Beethoven was born on this day in 1770.

Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, "Emperor," performed by Daniel Barenboim and the Danish Royal Orchestra under the direction of Michael Schønwandt ...

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