Here's another convoluted connection for you...
2020 brings us huge worldwide celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the the birth of one Ludwig Van Beethoven - around
1,000 concerts, opera performances, festivals and exhibitions are expected throughout his native Germany alone; and in the UK, the Southbank Centre has a
year-long festival in his honour, BBC television and radio
is going overboard, and there are special seasons of his music planned for orchestras everywhere from Wigan to the Wigmore Hall.
Over at Inexplicable Device last week, there were celebrations of a much more modest variety - as the
answers to his Grand Quiz were published, and the winner Miss Scarlet was crowned and awarded a sash emblazoned with the IDV "crusty-groyne-and-shag" logo.
Peculiarly the answer to one of quiz questions [
"Which member of the Blogorati introduced me/us to 2Cellos?"] was "Me". [
Back in August 2019, indeed]
As I need no excuse to feature fit young Eastern European men thrashing away at their large-sized viols, here they are, paying their own little tribute to Ludwig AND to Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
at the same time!
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