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- What Makes Mödling an Ideal Hub for Beethoven and Schoenberg?by Roel Arnold on 09/08/2025 at 19:53
At first, Beethoven and Schoenberg might seem like total opposites. Beethoven is known for his classical masterpieces, while Schoenberg broke new ground with atonality and the twelve-tone method. Yet, they had something important in common: both found inspiration and peace in Mödling, a quiet town just south of Vienna. Why Mödling? Both composers came to The post What Makes Mödling an Ideal Hub for Beethoven and Schoenberg? first appeared on .
- How to Explore Harmony Between Bach and The Beatlesby Roel Arnold on 29/07/2025 at 11:35
Sound, sense, and soul guide everything we do at MusikRoel. If any two artists truly captured these ideas, it’s Johann Sebastian Bach and The Beatles Bach mastered fugues and counterpoint. The Beatles, four young musicians, changed popular music forever. What connects them? Maybe the answer lies in the numbers. More than we might think. The 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
When I think about ‘Rumours’ by Fleetwood Mac, I see it as more than just a classic album. It feels like a cultural moment and an exploration of what it means to be human. In 1977, amidst emotional wreckage and personal implosion, Fleetwood Mac released ‘Rumours,’ an album that does more than document heartbreak; it 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 .