Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

With his troubled personality, Ludwig van Beethoven frequently sought solace in his musical compositions, always hoping for a better life for himself and a better world for the entire human race. Both his inner turmoil and a means to escape it are brilliantly capsulized in his Symphony No. 5, the opening of which features one of the most recognizable musical themes ever produced by a composer of classical music. In the presentation, we’ll discuss Beethoven’s techniques of creating an unsettling exploration of moods and styles that is swept away by a musical depiction of a victorious cavalry charge symbolic of the triumph of good over evil, and the certainty of a bright future for all mankind.