tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751964279420308191.post1478608341203741988..comments2024-02-26T12:53:35.542+05:00Comments on The Republic of Rumi Blog: Beethoven: the Music WithinKhurram Ali Shafiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329916182280619617noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751964279420308191.post-42812869569790074102012-06-06T03:30:58.263+05:002012-06-06T03:30:58.263+05:00If I were to buy a cassette of any great artist.Th...If I were to buy a cassette of any great artist.The sole purpose for me will be to listen to it.I will not leave it on the shelf to collect dust.It is very interesting to know you left it because you did not have the heart to listen to it,for after that you will not look forward to listening to any other.Pardon me for writing this,but my reaction is totally different,I think I would want to hear others to make comparisons.<br />I had heard a lot about Beethoven,it was not enough to arouse my curiosity.<br />My first curiosity presented itself in a very strange manner.This was an assignment, and I was supposed to write my comment.<br />I started reading it and there were certain things about the<br />biography that compelled me to sit down and read it.<br />I was absolutely mesmerized.<br />When I went back to read it again I saw there was a three part <br />documentary of the brilliant composer.<br />I gave myself a hundred percent for going back to reread it.This helped me to know there was a documentary I could watch.Paul Rhys played the part so well I almost thought it was Beethoven himself.<br />I already knew from the Biography he was losing his hearing.I have had the experience of watching my closest family member going through this predicament.I know how hard it is to cope when everyone around them can enjoy listening to it, be it music, or any form of art which requires hearing,how difficult it is to sit passively and watch everyone conversing with each other.I watched Beethoven and I could feel his pain.<br />At first he kept it to himself but these things have a way of coming out and it did.<br />Beethoven's childhood was not that great.He corrected his music when it needed to be.He did not try to improve his behaviour.He simply did not care.<br />However, no matter how badly he behaved, his music always came to his rescue.The people who watched and listened to his music <br />were in awe of his beautiful gift.<br />This reminds me when I read about Adam in the introductory lesson.God tells his Angels about the creation of Adam,the Angels had a lot to say about God's decision,He told them, "you don't know what I know".This is how I felt when I watched the documentary,one has to appreciate God's creation.<br />I will conclude by apologizing for my statements in the beginning.I was just trying to compare myself in a similar situation.<br />Thank you sir,for this interesting assignment.Ranu 802https://www.blogger.com/profile/00928109626033735690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751964279420308191.post-54176100018769430562012-06-05T22:29:19.166+05:002012-06-05T22:29:19.166+05:00I wrote my comment right after I read about a brie...I wrote my comment right after I read about a brief summary of his life given to us.<br />When I went back to it and discovered there was a documentary in three parts also, provided with the extra reading,my joy knew no bounds.<br />I agree with one of the person who wrote,"I wish I could go back in time and watch the genius,Ludwig Von Beethoven's performance live".To my mind he was a very passionate person and he displayed it wonderfully,every time he was disappointed in love.<br />I sympathized with him,when at a young age he started getting the sign that he was going deaf.<br />He proved again and again that his handicap was not going to get in the way of his art.He was asked once by one of his students,how he manages to keep on writing music when he could not hear.The answer he gave was only a person like him could think of giving,i.e.I know the sounds of every instrument,I have them in my inner self.<br />He believed in God but attended no particular church.<br />He was always honest about his feelings,he never hesitated to speak his mind.<br />His name and his music will always remain in the hearts of generations to come.Ranu 802https://www.blogger.com/profile/00928109626033735690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751964279420308191.post-30882329535665767832012-06-05T12:45:01.531+05:002012-06-05T12:45:01.531+05:00"..To bring out music from within, it was per..."..To bring out music from within, it was perhaps inevitable that he first stopped listening to the music outside..."<br /><br />this is what Allama Iqbal said, "infinite inspiration.."Noorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15909166828158971623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751964279420308191.post-46165462286282362982012-06-05T05:08:40.237+05:002012-06-05T05:08:40.237+05:00Greetings,
Though Beethoven's loss of hearing...Greetings,<br /><br />Though Beethoven's loss of hearing brought him anguish, it did, by the closing of the outer hearing, open up the inner hearing (as you note in the last paragraph). One might say that this was bestowed upon him. Had it not, pearls might not have washed up upon the shore.<br /><br />All good wishes,<br /><br />robertroberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393402288038226179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751964279420308191.post-9672184956431182652012-06-05T05:04:10.275+05:002012-06-05T05:04:10.275+05:00Greetings,
Thank you very much for this. I am mo...Greetings,<br /><br />Thank you very much for this. I am most enjoying it this evening, as I listen to the Symphony which you have here attached.<br /><br />Reading this, and thinking on Beethoven's life, leads me to feel awe at what came through this man, the current, mixed with wonder from someplace inner. It seemed not to trickle from him, but powerfully surge, with him doing his best to maintain sanity, driven by his obvious passion for conveying to mankind his soul's truth. <br /><br />Beethoven's statement here says it all: <br /><br />"(My loss of hearing) has brought me close to despair, and I came very close to ending my own life but my heart held me back, as it seemed impossible to leave this world until I have produced everything I feel it has been granted to me to achieve."<br /><br />It is as if his struggle was one of his soul being splayed in service.<br /><br />This is really nice.<br /><br />All good wishes,<br /><br />robertroberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393402288038226179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751964279420308191.post-39999291667887144762012-06-05T03:38:04.279+05:002012-06-05T03:38:04.279+05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ranu 802https://www.blogger.com/profile/00928109626033735690noreply@blogger.com