Funken der Freude – Neugier und menschlicher Erfindungsgeist haben uns zum Mars gebracht – und dieses Beethoven-Lied spiegelt diese menschlichen Qualitäten wieder. Die laufende Erkundung des Mars durch Wissenschaftler dreier Nationen lässt einen über die wahre Natur der Menschheit und…
Beethoven: Sparks of Joy — Op. 109 is the predecessor to the Hammerklavier. The Opus 109 sonata is a much smaller work than its immediate predecessor, the “Hammerklavier”. It has a fantasy-like first movement followed by a quick prestissimo, and…
Beethoven: Sparks of Joy — Op. 106, “Hammerklavier,” enfolds soul-wrenching drive with those unknown last moments of a Mars landing. The Opus 106 “Hammerklavier”, Beethoven’s 29th sonata, is one of the most demanding works in the entire keyboard repertoire. Magnificent…
Beethoven: Sparks of Joy – Op. 101 begins his “late period” sonatas. The Opus 101 is generally regarded as the first of the “late period” sonatas, in which Beethoven takes advantage of the expanded range and sturdier construction of the…
Beethoven’s sonata Op. 90 follows Napoleon’s defeat. Five years would lapse before another piano sonata appeared since Napoleon’s storming of Vienna. During these years, Beethoven composed his Mass in C, and organized a successful revival of his opera, now called…
Beethoven’s rebuke of Napoleonic forces; a sonata for Archduke Rudolph. Napoleon’s forces approached Vienna in April of 1809, forcing the nobility to flee to their country estates, and Beethoven to shelter in his brother’s cellar, with pillows strapped over his…
Life Expectancy Plunged in U.S. in First Half of 2020 Feb. 18, 2021 (EIRNS)—Preliminary estimates issued today by the CDC indicate that life expectancy in the United States dropped by a huge one year in the first half of 2020…
Perseverance Safely on Mars, Right on Target, Ready for Her Search for Life Feb. 18, 2021 (EIRNS)—NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, programmed to arrive at Mars this afternoon, plunged through the atmosphere, and landed at 3:55 PM, Eastern Standard Time, exactly…
Perseverance sicher auf dem Mars gelandet, bereit für die Suche nach Leben Der NASA-Marsrover Perseverance (Beharrlichkeit) ist am Freitagabend MEZ in die Mars-Atmosphäre eingetaucht und genau nach Plan gelandet. Es war das fünfte Mal, daß die NASA ein Raumfahrzeug erfolgreich…
Beethoven’s “Cuckoo” sonatina. One might suspect that the Opus 79 sonatina was actually composed much earlier than its publication date of 1809, but Beethoven’s sketchbooks show that it is a contemporary of such works as the Emperor Concerto and the…