Pathétique
AI summary of the linked articleThe Pathétique Symphony fits the root of its name, the Greek path, meaning experience or suffer, by finding meaning in suffering. Tchaikovsky wrote to Glazunow in 1890 of a hopeless, final weariness with life, and D.H. Gutzman describes the finale as a quiet acceptance of the void, with no cannons or victory marches. The composer died a few days after the premiere; the official cause was cholera, though suicide and a forced suicide to avoid exposure of his homosexuality have been proposed, and the circumstances remain unclear. |
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2 comments  For me, when I hear Erik Satie Gnossienne No. 1 it is ver triggering. I think this has many reasons, personal and based on the vibe of the piece. It also happened to be *that* song I tried to learn during the time when COVID was discovered in China and the weeks following when we in the west were essentially in denial about what was about to come. Long story short, I never really learned playing it but this song has something so violently hopeless that sometimes when it accidentally came up during, idk, grocery shopping, I‘d have to hold back tears in the supermarket and all the way home to when I‘d shut close the door to my appartment to then sob in solitude. Root level remote execution to my system that shit  The power of Music. I love that Satie piece as well. I have a few such candidates - I adore the pieces for their beauty but can't listen to them too much because I'll just be crying. At times, it's the right thing to do, to release tension or something that has unconsciously built up. But best enjoyed in limited quantities. |
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