It’s December 16th. 250 years ago today, this extraordinarily gifted, irascible, and uncompromising genius was born. Classical music’s punk rocker, Ludwig van Beethoven said more in 9 symphonies than his contemporaries did in dozens more. Here’s Glenn Gould (in 1970), another quirky talent, performing Beethoven’s Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major op.73 "Emperor".
And to follow that up - in my book a contender for the best live album of all time....David Gilmour live at the Royal Albert Hall