Winter in Italy
It’s that time again,
the time for pomp and cheer!
It’s that time again,
Musical Monday is here! (again)
~
La Cenerentola
Hello again!
On this Musical Monday, we’re going to rock things old school.
Extremely old school.
Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
A friend of mine told me I should post more music-related posts, and I think I’m going to start posting one every Monday.
Musical Monday’s anyone?
Anyway, here’s a wonderful piano piece by Beethoven, as interpreted by the brilliant Wilhelm Kempff (whom I featured a while back here).
Beethoven’s Tempest
So, today I was listening to some piano medlies from the latest Video Games Live album on the way home, when I came to the realization that I absolutely love piano music. I’ve always enjoyed a good piano piece, mind you, but something clicked inside me that has made me revaluate my stance on the piano. The piano is not just a bunch of hammers striking cords – it is so much more than that! To me, it is a uniquely fantastic instrument, simply because it is so dynamic in its musicality. It can be soft and somber, yet grand and powerful! It can convey almost every human emotion and alter the way we feel, which is simply astounding when you stop to think about it. How many instruments can really do that? Not many, that’s for sure.
