The Sound of Beethoven (new episode)

An episode from 1/1/24: Tonight, a cold has forced me to hand over the episode almost entirely to some of the greatest music ever written. Here are excerpts from my favorite pieces from Beethoven (1750-1827). It’s hard to think of music that is more passionate, introspective, uplifting, brooding, mournful, and joyous. The sources for the music I use are:
 
Excerpts from the Ninth Symphony/Op. 125 is conducted by Eugen Duvier.
 
Excerpts from the Piano Sonatas (#1 and #2/Op. 2, #8/Op. 13, #13 and #14/Op. 27 #15/Op. 28, #17/Op. 31, #21/Op. 53, #22/Op. 54, #27/Op. 90), and the Fifth Piano Concerto/Op. 73 come from the complete recordings by Claudio Arrau.
 
The excerpt from the Op. 70 “Ghost” Trio, from the Trio Bell’Arte.
 
Excerpts from String Quartet 13/Op. 130 and String Quartet 15/Op. 132 come from the recordings by the Quartteto Italiano. 
 
Excerpts from Missa Solemnis, Op. 123, is conducted by John Eliot Gardiner.
 
The excerpt from Robert Greenberg lecture comes from his Great Courses set on the Piano Sonatas. 

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#229 : Mother Earth and myths of mining and agriculture – Human Voices Wake Us

An episode from 5/11/26: Tonight, I read passages on what the discoveries of agriculture and metallurgy meant for human beings, as reflected in the mythologies and rituals and stories that grew up around them. These passages are taken from sections 12 and 15 of Mircea Eliade’s History of Religious Ideas, Volume 1: From the Stone Age to the Eleusinian Mysteries.After Eliade’s rich catalogue of stories and beliefs that came out metallurgy, I read a few passages from the Hebrew Bible—Isaiah, Ezekiel, Malachi, Proverbs, and finally Job—where metallurgy is discussed literally and as metaphor. Here, metallurgy becomes a symbol of transformation imposed by God on backsliding humanity, as well as enduring symbol of wisdom and understanding.The best way to support the podcast is by leaving a review on Apple or Spotify, sharing it with others, or sending me a note on what you think. You can also order any of my books: Time and the River: From Columbine to the Invention of Fire, Notes from the Grid, To the House of the Sun, The Lonely Young & the Lonely Old, and Bone Antler Stone. I've also edited a handful of books in the S4N Pocket Poems series. I also have a YouTube channel where I share poems and excerpts from these books, mostly as YouTube shorts.Email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com.
  1. #229 : Mother Earth and myths of mining and agriculture
  2. #228 – What Ted Bundy did on July 14, 1974
  3. #227 – The Great Fire of London and the destruction of Jerusalem
  4. #226: The Vitality and terror of cities
  5. #225 – The invention of the wheel, and the power of storytelling
  6. #224: Let's talk about William Blake
  7. #223 – How to write two novels at the same time, with Charles Dickens
  8. #222: Seamus Heaney – 10 Essential Poems
  9. #221: Volcanoes, Plagues & the Childhood of a Kabbalist
  10. #220: The working poor and a so-so murder show

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