"Ode to Joy"

[AGBF]

I believe we had a thread like this on the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's "Messiah" once a few years ago. I thought that this video on the "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's Ninth (9th) Symphony was worth sharing here, too. It just looks so joyfully done and so joyfully received!

Deb/AGBF


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbJcQYVtZMo

 

[Enerchi]

very nice!

 

[Skippy123]

I love Ode to Joy, very cool!!! I share a birthday w/Beethoven

 

[marymm]

Beautiful ! - thank you for posting this!

 

[VRBeauty]

Thank you for passing that on!

 

[radiantquest]

I always get goose bumps! This is the song that inspired me to learn the violin.

 

[AGBF]

I have to admit that this video provided me with more than just music! The clip got me researching language, too. I didn't have a clue where the Placa de Sant Roc in Sabadell was, but I recognized that the print on my screen wasn't Spanish, so I looked it up. It's in Bellpuig, which is the third largest city in Catalonia, Spain. The people there, of course, speak Catalan. I found a really interesting website about the history of the Catalan language; where it is spoken; how it relates to the Valencian language; and samples of it. I am simply fascinated!

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/catalan.htm

Deb/AGBF

 

[Skippy123]

I always get goose bumps! This is the song that inspired me to learn the violin.

It is always gives me goose bumps too and brings tears to my eyes! that is awesome you play the violin!

thanks Deb for the link http://www.omniglot.com/writing/catalan.htm

 

[HollyS]

Oh, Deb! That was wonderful! I'm so glad you found and shared the link. It brought tears to my eyes!

 

[JewelFreak]

Deb, thanks so much for putting that up! It made my morning for sure. Beautiful. Amid all the gloomy news, it was such a gift to see something that made me glad to be human!

--- Laurie