Wednesday, 16 December 2020

Beethoven rolled over

Happy birthday Ludwig Van Beethoven, 250 years old today! You don't look a day over 249...

How about some - ahem - unusual versions of Beethoven's greatest music, by way of a celebration...

...first, on ukuleles...

...a double-bill of Latin music arrangements...

...and, finally - get your white flared suits and platform sole shoes on for this famous variation from Saturday Night Fever!

Oh, the classics...

9 comments:

  1. My local classical station is playing all Beethoven today in celebration! I have it on now, await the huge snow storm.

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    1. I bet they're not playing any of the above versions! Jx

      PS Snowstorm? Eek!

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  2. I did like that "Beethoven in Havana" number. I would get my Cuban heels on, but I'm tall enough as it is...

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  3. I'm surprised those nice young men with the cellos haven't done a bit of Beethoven?
    Sx

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    1. They certainly have - as I posted here, pre-pandemic, when the whole world had plans to celebrate Ludwig's birthday over the whole of 2020.

      Then most of it had to be cancelled...

      Sigh. Jx

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  4. Gosh what fun videos

    Happy Birthday to truly Great composer.

    I say composer rather than person as after listing to his life as well as his music on radio 3 for a full year, I feel I know him and he wasn't a nice person. His music though is a different matter.

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    1. Who knew that he looked so good in tennis shorts !

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    2. The "Beethoven-a-go-go" album cover tickled me! I guessed the slight "twist" on his music would appeal... Jx

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