MY MUSICAL JOURNEY

Welcome to my blog. In this article, we are discussing my 3 most important musical pieces . Let’s talk about my personal relationship with these beautiful pieces and the people behind them.

1. Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony number 9

Symphony number 9 is the longest symphony by Beethoven. I listen to the original version as I feel nobody can perform it better than the one who owns the piece. 

The first time I listened to it was when I was 9 years old, I remember this age very well because it was at a time I lost my innocence and trust in the adults around me. This song is important to me because I feel Beethoven poured his entire soul into it, in the same vain I pour my grief into it because that day, that little girl died and my entire view on the world changed.

 

 I listen to this song whenever I imagine how different life would have been if those things never happened, the piece is long enough for me to cry and move on right after.

My personal perspective is that this is not just a piece of music, but a channel to process my grief and lost innocence.

Link: https://youtu.be/_-mvutiDRvQ?si=YxLWXz_MgoBvJmNh

2. Andrea Bocelli: Con Te Partiro

Con Te Partiro is a piece I associate with love, because just the thought of it makes me understand just how much my family means to me. It is a Magical piece, the first time I listened to it was on August 14th 2010, the day we arrived in the first house my parents ever built. The version I listen to is the one he performed on stage at the 'Piaza Del Cavalieri' in Italy1997. None of us understood the lyrics but it was on repeat for hours. 

 

This song is special to me because it makes me feel connected to my family even though we are thousands of miles apart, it’s not about the lyrics but the passion with which Andrea sang it that made me love it. I listen to it at least once a week whenever I miss my family and it’s so nostalgic.

The perspective this song reinforced on me is about the power music has to create a connection even without understanding the lyrics.

Link to song: https://youtu.be/TdWEhMOrRpQ?si=64ZXvqyg9FuskZL0

 

3. Wolfgangus Mozart: Symphony number 40

As a child born in the 90s, Mozart was a household favourite. Symphony number 40 was on repeat every Saturday. My earliest memory of it was when I came back from my grandmother’s house in December of 1996, my mother was deep cleaning the house with symphony number 40 playing, I remember it very well because that’s the loudest music my mother ever played when I was younger.

This song is important to me because it was the first time in a long time I saw my mother really happy. The smile was radiating from a distance. It was as if she had won a jackpot.

This piece doesn’t have any lyrics, it was written for an orchestra which had so many different instruments. I listen to it with my mother and remind her how happy she was the first time I ever listened to it. however, she doesn’t remember what made her happy but she smiles every time I talk about it.

This song reinforces my perspective on how music can evoke different emotions in someone. I know my mother doesn’t remember why she was so happy that day, but she loves the fact that I remember and it makes her happy all over again.

This version was played by the WDR Symphony Orchestra and Adam Fischer as the conductor.

Link: https://youtu.be/rcI9z0z9Ae4?si=s9JlTkQ3KGCLN-dC