Ode to Ode to Joy

Classical music should be for everyone because we all deserve access to joy. You may have more in common with these dead composers than you thought. Emily and Amelia discuss.

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Was Beethoven Black? Probably Not, but These Unsung Composers Were:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/was-beethoven-black-and-why-might-be-wrong-question-ask-180975159/

Joy playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0RmAELBeFBBItZnfTV4yX7?si=EsR-Yi_GRbyjw4IUk6lhvw

Schubert: Symphony No.9 "The Great" / Bernstein Bayerischen Rundfunks:

https://youtu.be/hCuC8--m-98?t=2453

Mahler: Symphony No. 2: Mov. 5 - Part 4 of 4:

https://youtu.be/tf5fM1i3MGQ?t=234

Rachmaninoff plays Traditional/Rachmaninov "Powder and Paint" with Nadejda Plevitskaya:

https://youtu.be/2mcnNDZPvgI

Beethoven in Baltimore:

https://www.bsomusic.org/GMLoungeLive

Burnout playlist, art music by women composers in a mood of quiet strength:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2F3axNgma4ropXUTvbKYXf?si=_df9yYjuSVC5GEXo3-NZFg