Have you ever had a beautiful dream and somehow lost it somewhere. Schubert’s Nacht und Träume is about bringing back this fair dream from above to us. If it is a beautiful dream, be courageous to dream again, and never let it go. Some dreams are messages from heaven about our purposes on earth. Only …
I am in the chapter 5 of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. The privileged, well-educated and moral-degraded college kids are getting more horrible page by page. I have only read 1/3 of the book, it is still too early to say anything definitive about the book. One thing for sure, Donna Tartt is an extraordinary …
When I am not reading, I am probably playing organ. One of my various musical engagements is accompanying funeral service at the organ. Some funerals are unforgettable beautiful. Recently, I encountered this kind of funeral again. A man has died, I play organ at his funeral. The atmosphere was calm and peace, the clergy read …
One day, Alex, Penny, Robin and Naomi saw a seal and hoped the seal would stay a little bit longer. Alex remembered what Oonagh said to him and he told them:“She said the way to get them to stay was to sing to them.”“Sing what?” asked Penny. Naomi has a song for the seal, apparently …
Reading the chapter eight to chapter nine of the book The Magician’s Nephew from The Chronicles of Narnia took my breath away. At first, I found myself in the darkness with Digory, Polly, Cabby and Strawberry. “This is an empty world. This is nothing!”“There were no stars. It was so dark that they couldn’t see …
So wherever you are, in whatever life situation, just sing!Happy weekend, see you next week!
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 …
The Four Fictionalized Biography Books by Peter Härtling: 📚 Schumanns SchattenRobert Schumann (1810 – 1856) 📚 Liebste Fenchel! Das Leben der Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn in Etüden und Intermezzi.Fanny Hensel (1805 – 1847) 📚 SchubertFranz Schubert (1797 – 1828) 📚 HölderlinFriedrich Hölderlin (1770 – 1843) I love music and literature, I think, the essence of literature and …