The Classical Music thread

[heretoday]

I've got a book of Beethoven's letters. Turns out he had an agent in Edinburgh and several of the letters are addressed to him in York Place.
They mainly concern publication of some Scottish Songs - not his finest work it has to be said.

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Gorecki symphony number three (symphony of sorrowful songs)
This has played worldwide to a film backdrop of scenes from concentration camps during the war. It's about parents being separated from children and separation due to war

It's a gut wrenchingly emotional and powerful piece

For reasons I don't understand now I didn't really like this when I first heard it but I well up every time I listen to it now. It's worth looking up on YouTube if you're in a reflective mood.

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I've got a book of Beethoven's letters. Turns out he had an agent in Edinburgh and several of the letters are addressed to him in York Place.
They mainly concern publication of some Scottish Songs - not his finest work it has to be said.

Yes, as much as I like Beethoven his Scottish songs don't do much for me. Mendelssohn did a better job with his Symphony No.3 and Hebrides Overture. On the subject of Mendelssohn, for anyone just getting into classical music try his violin concerto, particularly the first movement - very catchy on the first hearing.