Tag Archives: Beethoven

JOY!

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Touch2Touch

“Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water bath is to the body.” Oliver Wendell Holmes At the close of 2014, a year of … Continue reading →

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Boundless Joy!

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Touch2Touch

Will you hop aboard my train of thought with me? It’s heading toward a place of harmony and — you guessed it — joy! The starting point was a dull morning with not much needing to be done. So I … Continue reading →

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A GLIMMER OF HOPE (1)

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Touch2Touch

(Gemma, this post’s for you. We have a deal.) When I wrote the post What Does Being Human Mean, Anyway? the morning after the Boston Marathon Massacre, I was angry, distraught, and in despair. Despair = de spero = out of … Continue reading →

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A LATE QUARTET: DON’T MISS IT!

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Touch2Touch

(All lovers of chamber music, and of classical music in general, this post’s for you.) When I recently told the story of the fairy godmother of chamber music and her wonderful concert hall in the Berkshires,  He Wanted a Mountain, … Continue reading →

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