Beethoven’s music, from the stunning victorious exclamations of the Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” to the bombastic famous four notes opening his landmark Symphony No. 5, speaks for itself. But who speaks ...
The short piece with a big message follows in a tradition of tree worship that dates back to the Druids and beyond. The German title is taken from a note that Beethoven inscribed in his sketchbook for ...