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- What Makes Mödling an Ideal Hub for Beethoven and Schönberg?by Roel Arnold on 09/08/2025 at 19:53
At first glance, Ludwig van Beethoven and Arnold Schönberg might seem like opposites in the musical cosmos. One, the towering giant of classicism, the other the pioneer of atonality and the twelve-tone technique. But they share more than revolutionary thinking; they also shared a place of refuge and inspiration: Mödling, a quiet town nestled among The post What Makes Mödling an Ideal Hub for Beethoven and Schönberg? first appeared on .
- How to Explore Harmony Between Bach and The Beatlesby Roel Arnold on 29/07/2025 at 11:35
Sound. Sense. Soul. These are the guiding principles of MusikRoel. And if ever two artists embodied this triad across centuries, it would be Johann Sebastian Bach and The Beatles. One, the master of fugues and counterpoint, the other a group of four young musicians who forever reshaped the language of popular music. But what could The post How to Explore Harmony Between Bach and The Beatles first appeared on .
- Getting to The Philosophical Depth of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’by Roel Arnold on 18/07/2025 at 13:41
Reflecting on ‘Rumours’, not just as a classic album, but as a cultural and existential event. In 1977, amidst emotional wreckage and personal implosion, Fleetwood Mac released ‘Rumours,’ an album that does more than document heartbreak; it lays bare raw humanity and reaches for universal truth. It is tempting to call ‘Rumours’ a break-up album. The post Getting to The Philosophical Depth of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ first appeared on .
- What Makes Haapsalu’s White Night So Special?by Roel Arnold on 02/07/2025 at 13:07
Last weekend, I traveled to Haapsalu for the summer symphony. Haapsalu is a town on the seashore about an hour away from Tallinn. Both the setting and the idea appeal to me, particularly for an outdoor performance on a long summer evening in an old castle. These ingredients aroused my curiosity, and in addition, Estonian The post What Makes Haapsalu’s White Night So Special? first appeared on .
- The Sound of Freedom: Chopin and Sand’s Musical Journeyby Roel Arnold on 24/06/2025 at 10:45
A recently unearthed piece of music by Frédéric Chopin, found in a private Parisian collection, appeared at an auction recently. But this is more than a musical event — it is a philosophical moment In this fragile manuscript, we find not only new notes from a master but echoes of an idea: that music, like The post The Sound of Freedom: Chopin and Sand’s Musical Journey first appeared on .