Beethoven's Birthday [Dec 16]
Beethoven's Birthday
"The music bug bit Kate," informed my buddy Rick. I hope you haven't forgotten our famous "Soap-Kate", the aspiring TV producer and the soap opera addict. Recently, Rick who moved near Kate's house, gave me the news that he can hear music from Kate's place almost everyday.
"She got bored of shopping?" asked Steve. To tell you the truth, I was curious too.
"Dunno," shrugged Rick. "She’s been listening to classical music, like Beethoven all the time."
Hmm... Kate and classical music don't really go well together. We wanted to know what’s up so we headed over to Kate’s place. It was a bit of surprise visit and Kate was delighted to see us of course. As we entered her room, it looked like as if we entered a music museum. There were number of CDs of Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi and even books about them on the coffee table. It looked less like pleasure reading and more like a study hall.
"What’s cookin’ Katie? I never thought you were so fond of this kind of music." I could not help but ask her. "Oh Bob!" Kate beamed. "Nothing special. Jeffrey gave me Beethoven CDs and I loved it. So I’m just reading up on the subject," said Kate happily. Jeffrey? Who is Jeffrey? I narrowed my eyes. Perhaps Kate saw my mind wonder...
"Jeffrey is a friend who lives nearby. He’s studying at Julliard and he teaches piano to kids. He loves Beethoven and gave me a CD to listen. He introduced me to Beethoven again and I really liked it this time," said the dreamy eyed Kate.
Well folks, I don't know whether Kate is in love with Beethoven or the one who introduced her to Beethoven. But it was clear to me that she’s on a mission to find out what classical music is all about. And if I’m not wrong, I think it’s to impress Jeffrey. Really, love can make people do so many things. But you don’t have to be in love to enjoy music or Beethoven. So on this Beethoven’s Birthday you can listen to any of the maestro's compositions. If you haven't heard any, try his Fifth or Ninth symphony. They are the timeless classics! Rock On!
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