Yearly archives: 2016


Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony 5 (fate knocking at the door)

Classical music took notes from Beethoven and many were inspired to be like the man who could bring out emotions from his symphonies. Amongst the many compositions that came out of the crude sketches and vigorous compilations, Beethoven Symphony 5 has become the most popular of them all.


Myth of Orpheus as in Metamorphoses by Ovid

The enticing narrative of Orpheus, his love towards Eurydice, the spell bounding songs he sings in lament and his tragic end collaborate to make the Myth of Orpheus one of the finest narratives in the world.


Claude Monet Haystacks – Impressionism art

The mastery of brush strokes and the depiction of nature at its varied hues through as simple a subject as haystacks is probably possible only for Claude Monet. He portrayed twenty-five paintings of a single subject through his Haystacks


Abhijnanasakuntalam: A Summary of epic poet Kalidasa’s play

Abhijnanasakuntalam, famously known as “The Recognition of Sakuntala” (through a token) was the first ever translation made of an Indian play into Western languages. This brilliant tale of romance and emotions attracted William Jones so much that he translated the play in English during the year 1789 and the tradition […]


Symphony 9 or The Choral Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven during his life time has composed some serious works which have become instruments for research and means for attaining pleasure. If we keep all his works at one end of scales and weigh it with the Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Opus 125 probably the Symphony […]