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THE REVIEW
Brotherhood, joy, suffering, life, death, war, peace, immensity, absoluteness, epicality, heroism, introspection, meditation, depth, abyss, melancholy, austerity, relentlessness, grandeur, severity, eternity, bliss, sweetness, liberation, relief, reconciliation, love, concord, harmony, pain, torment, vehemence, power, fullness, greatness, strength, energy, vigor, virtue, splendor, beauty, fulfillment, faith, destiny, mystery, fire, heart, passion, tears, emotion, fervor, exultation, glory, emphasis, crash, jubilation, solemnity, supremacy, boundlessness, universality, intimacy, interiority, emotion, turmoil, humanity, divinity. The genius, the deaf, the misanthrope, the grumpy, the irascible, the drunkard, the immense, the immeasurable, the inexhaustible, the supreme Ludwig Van Beethoven. The Ninth Symphony. The absolute apotheosis of music. The most heroic force of modern art.
He knows everything, but we cannot yet understand everything and much water will still pass under the bridges of the Danube before everything that man has created is understood by the world. - Franz Schubert
And when the boats of the Rhine flow and foreigners ask what that giant means, any child will be able to answer: it is Beethoven - and they will think he is a German emperor. - R.A. Schumann
How can you put Beethoven’s Ninth in a Cartesian diagram? There are realities that are not quantifiable. The universe is not my numbers: it is all pervaded by mystery. He who does not have a sense of mystery is a man half dead. - Albert Einstein
Music is a deeper revelation than all wisdom. He who penetrates the sense of Music can free himself from all the miseries in which other men drag themselves. - Ludwig Van Beethoven
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This review explores the vast spectrum of emotions and themes embodied in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, highlighting its grandeur and universality. It references notable historical and philosophical perspectives on the work. The performance by Wilhelm Furtwängler from 1942 is framed as a monumental interpretation. Ultimately, the review emphasizes the mystery and deep revelation that music, especially Beethoven's, offers.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist whose work bridges the Classical and Romantic eras. He is especially known for his symphonies, piano sonatas, concertos, chamber music, and for continuing to compose after losing his hearing.25 Reviews
