Premiered 22 December 1808 – 162 Days With Beethoven And Me

Day 75: Symphony No. 5 in C minor (Barenboim)

October 3, 2018 by Bill Leave a Comment

My office this morning is my office this morning. Mea Culpa: I jumped the gun yesterday by listening to Leonard Bernstein rather than Daniel Barenboim. However, instead of posting Bernstein as if I’d written it today, I kept my mistake intact and so today I’m listening to Argentina-born conductor Daniel Barenboim (1942- ), Staatskapelle Berlin, … [Read more…]

Day 73: Symphony No. 5 in C minor (Abbado)

October 1, 2018 by Bill Leave a Comment

This morning is a return to the top of the batting order with Claudio Abbado (1933-2014), the Berliner Philharominiker, and – this time – Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor. In addition, today marks the return of me visiting the Restaurant-Chain-That-Must-Not-Be-Named. So, shhhh. Don’t tell anyone. Before I really get rocking and rolling, here’s … [Read more…]