and beethoven obviously felt that deeply. you can imagine if he heard his favorite song in the supermarket, it would stop him dead and mess up his day. >> i think japanese people need, just need this beethoven's message. >> there you have it, beethoven's final symphony moves, inspires and mystifies. the composer and writer jan swafford once probed the mystery of it for slate magazine, helping me for one, to ♪ ♪ >> there you have it, beethoven's final symphony moves, inspires and mystifies. the composer and writer jan swafford once probed the mystery of it for slate magazine, helping me for one, to see how beethoven forged elements from military and funeral marches, and that "dissonant shriek" that richard wagner saw as a "terror fanfare," how he took all of that and created "a great ceremonial work that doesn't just preach freedom and the unity of peoples but attempts however strangely to foster them." composed by a tortured man who during the bloody napoleonic wars wrote -- "what a destructive, disorderly life i see and hear

the beethoven frieze is concerned with the highest ideals of art.t portrays the conflict between the human desire for happiness, love, and fulfillment, set against the fact of evil, corruption, death, and even the terrors of the unconscious. it portrays the achievement of pure joy through poetic and artistic creation. it culminates in a final embrace between man and woman, a kiss for the whole world. the modernity of the beethoven frieze lies less in the novelty of its ornamental extravagance than in its capacity to shock through its sexual explicitness. klimt, like other artists of the sezession, was partly reacting against the stultifying conservatism of turn-of-the-century vienna. it was a stagnant society, opposed to change, hidebound by class distinction and strict moral codes. in these circumstances, the erotic power of klimt's work caused an outcry. klimt's essentially harmonious, idealistic view of beauty has a 19th-century flavor. a more distinctly 20th-century modernism arose in vienna wi a younger generation, especially egon schiele. schi

here is the second theme in the beethoven c minor trio. [light, bouncy melody] (ying) you want to remember as much as you can about those first notes that you hear because a good composer's going to take those notes and do different things with them. for example, this uhhhh [plays sample] which was the ending of [plays sample] this little bit in the development section gets played with in all different sorts of ways. you hear it pass from instrument to instrument-- just that little idea. [thunderous piano] [dramatic melody] (pagano) the development section is probably one of the reasons why composers really favor this form, because it gives them the chance to explore tonal possibilities. [ensemble continues] (ying) just when the development section seems to be getting crazier and crazier, harmonies start getting odder and odder, and you wonder what's gone wrong with this piece. it sounds so strange and not at home. well, just at that moment, you'll hear [plays melody line] the beginning of the piece again. but this time, instead of soft an

beethoven or brahms, i will stay in my seat. i am such a music lover. .n the music gets into me, i do apologize. now, but it made me so happy you were there watching blues and enjoying it so much. you, and iys loved have always watched your show to see you there in that club, i was happy. l.a. buddy was here in i was traveling. he is an iconic blues artist. he does 16 nights. he does residency, so the entire month of january if you want to see him you can be him and his own element. i go and hang out for the weekend and catch for five shows. he is kind enough every january o make me homemade gumbo. >> every time we get together -- i was doing an interview, and the interviewer saw me and asked what we were talking about. i said, we were talking about grains. -- about greens. tavis: buddy is on one of these tractks. fabulous.ds we never see each other. we don't do a lot of talking. enough said. that sounds like a blues song. you make it work? do when ioing what i met him. it's natural. we just do it. we are used to it. it has been 11 years that we have been

we will play the funeral march from beethoven's third symphony. >> the first gasp from the crowd whenhey are told that president kennedy is dead, obviously just shock and surprise. the second gasp when the conductor introduces the funeral march is almost a more heartbreaking sound, because it almost sounds angry from people who cannot believe that they have just been told. last week, "time" magazine interviewed the boston symphony orchestra's longtime librarian, who was tasked that day by the conductor, just ten minutes before the performance, to find and then collate and distribute to the orchestra the music for that movement of beethoven's third symphony, so they could play the funeral march. he told "time," quote, the musicians were already there on the stage, in their places, and the hall was filled with people. i had to tell each of the musicians as i was handing out the music what was going on. that was the first they knew of the death. it was not an easy moment for them or for me. one of the most intimate and almost surprisingly poetic accounts of what happened that day is an a

[gasps and murmurs] we will play the funeral march beethoven's third symphony. >> my name is peter crane and i was a 17-year-old high school entdent when presid kennedy was killed. >> november 22 was a friday and the funeral was monday. we had a balcony overlooking connecticut avenue and i took pictures of the procession. at the head of it was mrs. kennedy with robert kennedy on her right and teddy on her left. the three of them are casting long shadows before them as they walked down the avenue. it was very appropriate and moving. texas and washington, they remember the day. it is a moment or membered around the world. people will tell you i remembered what i was doing. we will have coverage throughout therrow on the anniversary, 50th anniversary of his killing on bbc world news. now for something completely different as monty python would say, the moment comedy fans have been waiting. today, theconference five surviving members of the legendary comedy group announced that they will perform together in london for one night only next sunday. ♪ >> monty python -- >> is coming back in a ne

we will play the funeral march from beethoven's 3rd symphony. >> and that is exactly what the bostony orchestra went on to do 50 years ago tonight in boston. one of the countless chilling moments from that day. remember, the nation before cell phones and internet and portable devices in shock as word of mouth spread across the country, and we're going to end tonight with the words of jfk. we'll listen to what made him different, why he mattered so much in life as he did and why so much was lost right here 50 years ago. >> we stand today on the edge of a new frontier, a frontier of the 1960s. i'm asking each of you to be pioneers for that new frontier. the energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. and so, my fellow americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are hard because that challenge is one that we're wi

. >> and how beethoven's epic ninth symphony became a kiss for the world. >> announcer: funding is provided by -- carnegie corporation of new york, celebrating 100 years of philanthropy, and committed to doing real and permanent good in the world. the kohlberg foundation. independent production fund, with support from the partridge foundation, a john and polly guth charitable fund. the clements foundation.

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just let the people die you know know what you have here you talk of debate over and there was no beethoven and there was a baby and we didn't get a cent to best write them but the so called beta not one cent of test right don't just mean these are secured and secure because we have a secure is based upon all or just all the rest. of the risk yet but now we have it and this is the part we got was dead piled on debts we've got additional debt and the so-called data was always bit off when they tried to delete it to teddy to try to come into member of a memorandum of understanding like if the i.m.f. came into any country one of the first people hit but the one told us they took a hit when the i when the i.m.f. came into ireland there were companies by the e.u. and the e.c.b. and the one thing to t.c.b. had in mind when they came in was to bail out the banks and to be able to europe it wasn't a battle it out and that's what they got and now we're hearing that we're going to exit this bailout as i said to many times people in the i.m.f. when they try to leave they would be leaving with a smile

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look at, beethoven looks like a cross between a young don imus and larry from "three's company." [ laughters lap? [ audience oohs ] this just looks inappropriate. >> steve: i think this guy's trying to play his rachmaninoff. >> jimmy: is that what he's trying to -- [ light laughter ] >> steve: i know what he's playing. a minor. [ audience oohs ] [ rimshot ] >> jimmy: that's all i have for this edition of my "do not read list." if you have a book that you think should be on the next "do not read list," i'd like to see it. send your titles to our blog at latenightblog@nbc.com. we'll be right back with jason statham everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] bold can be standing up for what you believe in. bold can be testing your limits and defying all odds. and now, bold can be found at subway. fiery footlongs: a revolution in bold taste. sizzlin' subs like the new sriracha chicken melt. drizzled in our own signature sriracha, made with a select blend of chili peppers for our boldest flavor yet. get yours and get to theaters november 22nd for the hunger games: catching fire. sub

when walking through the corridors of the metropolitan museum, when listen to the music of balk or beethoven. when exercising our freedom to speak or give or withhold or assent to is to fail to recognize how much we have received from the great wellsprings of human talent and concern that gave us shakespeare, abraham lincoln, mark twain, our parents, our friends. we need a rebirth of gratitude for those who cared for us living and mostly dead. the high moments of our way of life are their gifts to us. we must remember them in our thoughts, and in our prayers, and in our deeds. thank you very much. [applause] >> we have plenty of time for questions. and i'd ask if you could wait for the microphone to come to you and identify yourself before starting to speak. ... the principles of ronald reagan, the values of ronald reagan are timeless. but the policies changed because, as rich said, politics changed in the world changed. you have to adapt to it. i think there are some things that were not completed during the reagan years. i think there were some things that he might of tackled but for highe

we will play the funeral march from beethoven's third symphony. as we continue our special coverage of the anniversary of the kennedy assassination, those old enough to remember know exactly where we are when we heard the news. in his new documentary airing tonight on nbc, nbc correspondent tom brokaw got some powerful answers. >> where were you when you heard john f. kennedy had been assassinated? >> just even the question still -- >> it was almost like a frozen frame in time. everybody on the campus, instead of people running and saying, did you hear? there were quiet groups of people saying, can that be true? people in the corner, we sat in the car, people in the hallway. it was almost like if you said it out loud he was going to die. >> i remember just completely disconnecting from the game. it was just a shock. everybody felt what are we doing? we're playing a soccer game and the president has just been shot. >> i went outside on a private porch and cried for a while. i think it was the first time i had really wept for more than 10 years. the

will we be sorry when we disable and eliminate those with premature deafness such as beethoven. >> there is you may wonder a rhyme or reason to this and why is paul doing this? one thing he is concerned about for 2016 is whether the evangelicals will support him. they have not done well with evangelicals and state rights are at odds on issues of abortion and that may explain why he is going so far. is that the conversation you want to have? joining me now, out on opening day, the statistic on health care roll out. the total number of people who signed up on day one would fit comfortably in an elevator. bipartisanship in the midst of the mess, they are going to join me on the political prognosis from capitol hill. first the politics planner. as you can see, obama meets with the iraqi prime minister amid the most violent times we have seen in iraq in a long, long time. you are watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know that when a tree falls in the forest and no one's aro

after all that it was the country of mozart and beethoven and all that. there was a real culprit. do not see party bss and hitler. there was no equivalent to the nazi party and there was no in fact. there was an enormous amount of killing china particularly also southeast asia but there was no deliberate systematic attempt to exterminate an entire people so there had to be another explanation. in japan the explanation was precisely the spirit militarism and something deeply wrong with our japanese culture so while in germany you could denounce a fine revived the best of culture feeling rather ignorant allies after the war is there something so wrong about the japanese culture that it's feudalistic and warrior like. the whole culture was turned upside down. the kabuki plays about feudalism and to democratize japan along american lines they had to be really sort of educated in a very fundamental way which were some comical instances of this. there was one man anything from kansas, the officer in charge of the town somewhere in japan, in rural japan to thought that square dancing was

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[gasps] play the funeral march from beethoven. [gasps] what a dramatic moment from 50 years ago.hard reeves, have you seen or heard that before? and i knew him. but i did not realize that had happened. isust say that that clip really moving. and the people, i suppose that the people into that crowd at the concert kind of represented a microcosm of the nation and the nation's response to something that we never thought would come our way again. host: where were you 50 years ago? guest: 50 years ago i was a evening on the newark news in new jersey. i did with the suppose every reporter in the country did, jump in my car and get down to the office which was in morristown, new jersey it was one of those situations where we had nothing to do with it, so what we were doing was getting reaction. i was with the mayor of moorestown and the democratic chairman of the county in new jersey. i went to their office which happened to be in the same building. he was near tears. i was not near tears because i was working, but there was a window washer outside the window doing windows, and he cann