Learning Ludwig

The year 2020 marked the 250th anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's birth, and there were celebrations world-wide. This colossus of music took the aural world that he was born into, mastered it, and then shouted, "OK, everyone, follow me!" and led the way to a new era.   In this presentation about the Maestro, we'll talk about and listen to some of his great works. But we'll also explore the person and the experiences behind the genius - his upbringing, his love/hate of the metronome, what event caused him to give greater depth (pardon the pun) and import to his bass lines, how disturbing his frustration with his deafness really was, and his influence on the musical world around him.