I travelled and spent beautiful time with my little friend last week. Since I gave her Schubert Sound Book last year, she loves it so much that her parents got her Mozart and Bach. So Schubert, Bach and Mozart belong to her very first vocabulary next to papa and mama. The Sound Book series of …
This children’s music book contains 5 places in the Palace of Versailles, each place is assigned to a music piece around 17th century. There are little white buttons to press to make the music play. Little words in French combine with the illustrations, they reflect what music for which occasion. The musical life in Versailles …
I am very sorry if I have disappointed you, when I talk about Heidelberg without showing you the old bridge, the old castle and the old church. I love the Heidelberg old town, like the whole world does. People from all over the world cross the ocean for just a glimpse of Heidelberg and I …
From my tears burstMany full-blown flowers,And my sighs becomeA nightingale chorus … A poem by Heinrich HeinePg. 299 The Magician by Colm Toibin When the book get to the part, where my favourite song is mentioned. I have to put aside the book and immerse myself in the music. By the way, can someone tell …
Today is a day without work and appointment. I supposed to enjoy this kind of day, however, I was overwhelmed with housework. There is still a lot to be done. I can only blame myself for accumulating too many chores to do at once. Anyway, I took a break, lit up a candle. And my …
A blog Ive written on March 23, 2022 received a comment recently. The blog is about a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach Ich habe genug, BWV 82. The memories of when and where Ive heard this cantata in concert come back to me, summer in Stuttgart, Advent in Cologne and winter in Berlin. In …
Happy birthday to you,Happy birthday to you,Happy birthday to Fra-anz (ritardando and take a deep breath)Happy birthday to you! Today is Franz Schuberts birthday (31.1.1797) and a few days ago was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts birthday (27.1.1756). The two very short and brilliant lives, like comets. Schubert died at the age of 31, Mozart died at …
I love music, but I dont want to use music to feed my vanity; on the contrary, I should starve the vanity in me to death. Furthermore, too much of everything is obsession, and obsession is unhealthy. Also, a life after achievements is an insatiable life. It makes me want for more and left me …
The Four Fictionalized Biography Books by Peter Hrtling: 📚 Schumanns SchattenRobert Schumann (1810 1856) 📚 Liebste Fenchel! Das Leben der Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn in Etden und Intermezzi.Fanny Hensel (1805 1847) 📚 SchubertFranz Schubert (1797 1828) 📚 HlderlinFriedrich Hlderlin (1770 1843) I love music and literature, I think, the essence of literature and …
This morning, I woke up to a question, a question asked by my song writer colleague at dining table last week. “Don’t you want to write a song?”“Yes, after the song writing workshops, it’s getting serious now, to write a song.”“I’m very glad to hear this!” I mentioned about the idea of writing song come …