Sunday Drive: Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata

From the video description by pianist Paul Barton:

Mongkol is a 61-year-old former logging elephant. His captive-held life was spent hauling trees in the Thai forest. His body shape is deformed through hard labor, he lost his right eye and tusk in this brutal logging practice. Mongkol was rescued and brought to Elephants World to spend the rest of his days relaxing peacefully in freedom by the River Kwai. I discovered Mongkol is an extremely gentle, sensitive elephant who enjoys music, especially this slow movement by Beethoven which I play to him occasionally in the day and night.

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Sunday Drive: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

 The Third Sunday after the Epiphany

The joy of the Lord is your strength.

A happy rendition of the beloved hymn, with lyrics, from St. John's Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire:

Open, O Lord, the eyes of all people to behold thy gracious hand in all thy works, that, rejoicing in thy whole creation, they may honor thee with their substance, and be faithful stewards of thy bounty.

--The Book of Common Prayer

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Sunday Drive: Beethoven, Sonata Pathetique

 

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Sunday Drive: Beethoven, Für Elise

Sunday Drive: Beethoven, Adagio from Piano Concerto No. 5

For my truckbuddy Tim, in memory of his beloved mother.

Sunday Drive: Beethoven, Spring Sonata

Sonata No. 5 for violin and piano, Opus 24, Movement I, Allegro:

Sunday Drive: Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata