Musing of a Contemporary Pathologist

Tag Beethoven

On Listening to Mahler’s 2nd Symphony for the First Time, Again

Classical music first became important to me when I was a student at Brooklyn College in the late 1950s, although I heard music, especially opera, which my grandfather loved, from childhood. My piano lessons, of course, included compositions by Bach… Continue Reading →

Beethoven, the Conductor

            Beethoven!             The name is immediately recognizable across the world, even by people who have never listened to classical music.             For some, the name will sound in their head as something like: da-da-da-dum.             For others, it will… Continue Reading →

Beethoven’s 250th; a half century of celebrations

  December 16, 2020 In 1970, 50 years ago, we lived in Beaufort, South Carolina. As noted in a blog post a few weeks ago (https://stephenageller.com/2020/10/12/on-listening-to-chopins-g-minor-ballade/), the city of Beaufort in North Carolina is pronounced in the French manner as… Continue Reading →

A Gift

Where do writers get the ideas for their stories? From life experiences, of course, as well as family histories. News reports and past history, either the writer’s or someone else’s, are common sources. Sometimes a writer will adapt an older… Continue Reading →

Medical trivia #4: Billroth and Brahms

                          Using language to convey the magic of Brahms would be like using a wooden classroom ruler to measure the speed of light.          … Continue Reading →

A Little Piece of Me

Since I was a student at New York’s Stuyvesant High School I have wanted to write fiction. I chose, however, to study medicine and have had a successful career as a pathologist with special interests in liver diseases, autopsy and… Continue Reading →

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