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If I'd been checking Sully at 10:23 p.m. last night, instead of sleeping the sleep of the just, I'd have seen it was Beethoven's birthday. S. linked to a vid of the Moonlight Sonata (first movement, of course)—sort of an aural milk and cookies deal. But it's today now! Rise and shine! So me, I thought I'd put up one of the happiest, most upbeat pieces of music I know, Ludwig von's Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, the "Waldstein." Some sources say it's "nicknamed the Waldstein." Personally this terminology seems vaguely wrong to me. People named Vincent can be nicknamed "Vinnie," people with curly hair can be nicknamed "Fuzzy," people with no hair can be nicknamed "Curly." And they're all your pals, the lovable lugs. But for all their undoubted virtues, they are not, let's face it, the enduringly beautiful creations of a transcendent genius, as they would be the first to admit. So maybe "nickname" isn't precisely the term we want here.
I'm getting a little sidetracked. Here's the first movement of the "Waldstein," played super-fast by that wacky Friedrich Gulda (who faked his own death in 1999, among other wackinesses). I'd prefer another version, but the first movement is 11 minutes long, so you can't have the whole thing on YouTube at a normal tempo. The Gulda version is fine, but go buy Radu Lupu's. It'll make an excellent Christmas present, btw. But not for me! I already have it. I'd prefer cash.
BTW again, do any of you remember the Infamous W.? She of the notoriously bad judgment in matters great and small? She sent me a newspaper story about how the recession is affecting prostitutes in Las Vegas, and called it a "blogging opportunity." It doesn't seem that remarkable to me. The higher-priced prostitutes are doing fine, and the lower-priced ones are doing extremely well. The midrange models? Not so well. It kind of figures, if you think about it. Personally I prefer to think about Beethoven. Small minds think small thoughts, Infamous W.!
I'm getting a little sidetracked. Here's the first movement of the "Waldstein," played super-fast by that wacky Friedrich Gulda (who faked his own death in 1999, among other wackinesses). I'd prefer another version, but the first movement is 11 minutes long, so you can't have the whole thing on YouTube at a normal tempo. The Gulda version is fine, but go buy Radu Lupu's. It'll make an excellent Christmas present, btw. But not for me! I already have it. I'd prefer cash.
BTW again, do any of you remember the Infamous W.? She of the notoriously bad judgment in matters great and small? She sent me a newspaper story about how the recession is affecting prostitutes in Las Vegas, and called it a "blogging opportunity." It doesn't seem that remarkable to me. The higher-priced prostitutes are doing fine, and the lower-priced ones are doing extremely well. The midrange models? Not so well. It kind of figures, if you think about it. Personally I prefer to think about Beethoven. Small minds think small thoughts, Infamous W.!
