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| A portrait of Goethe as he would have appeared around the time of Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship's first publication; c. 1791 |
“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.”
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
In the spirit of Goethe's quote, I nominate the exquisite Russian folksong "Monotonously Rings the Little Bell" as today's "little song":
Vladimir Albatayev and the Kremlin Capella
Given Goethe's penchant for beautiful music, I am sure the iconic writer would have approved of this selection.
Discover more about Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, his thoughts on the music and composers of his time, and of his ultimate influence within the classical music realm, here on Unraveling Musical Myths:
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