The Beautiful and the Sublime
Last night I attended a performance of the 'Clockwork Orange' soundtrack er... actually Beethoven's 9th Symphony in St. Paul. (I enjoy downtown St. Paul except for the parking. It's probably the only city in America where many parking ramps are closed on Saturday nights) The orchestra opened with Beethoven's 8th which was kind of like watching a preview before the main feature. Once I managed to get the droogs and the ultraviolence out of my head I was able to appreciate the majesty and brilliance of Ludwig Van's tour de force. If you can listen to the entire 9th and not be moved during some point you are simply not human.
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