Saturday, April 23, 2016

A Thought About Beethoven's 2nd by Gary Hainsworth

Originally I thought that "Beethoven's 2nd" was the unfunny adventure of a St. Bernard having puppies to the chagrin of Charles Grodin. However, it turns out that I was wrong. The  symphony is actually about Beethoven's gastral-intestinal problems -- the musical representation of dissonance and flatulence. I guess that means that Ludwig van had the Midnight Runs.

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