If mankind has ever created a more beautiful melody than the second movement of Beethoven’s Sonata Pathetique, I have not heard it. It is gorgeous! Listen now! This site has a better version.

I have been practicing the piano. I can play the first two movements of the moonlight sonata pretty well along with a bunch of other Beethoven. Following the last time I was playing piano (back in High school), I refuse to play anything non-Beethoven. His minor harmonies are unparalleled. When I listen to or play Beethoven, I feel like the piano transcends to the metaphysical and channels pure emotion woven by Beethoven into my mind. Man, what a rush!

It is even cooler to start playing something I haven’t heard before. I have nearly no ability to sight read. It is like reading by putting a single 100pt font word on each page–excruciating and tedious. Still, there were numerous times when I hit a new chord on the Pathetique and I thought, “oooh, that’s pretty!” as chills ran down my spine.

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