"Music is a Dreadful thing..."
Posted at 2020-08-26
Posted at 2020-08-26
"Immortal Beloved" has clearly been made by people who feel Beethoven directly in their hearts, and are not approaching him through a classroom or historical setting. Beethoven writes to Schindler at one point, arguing: "It is the power of music to carry one directly into the mental state of the composer. The listener has no choice. It is like hypnotism." - Roger Ebert