Van Gogh's Inner Struggle

"One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul, and yet no one ever comes to sit by it." Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh was a man who struggled for his art. Perhaps more than any other artistic genius his story is one of struggle. Struggle for recognition, struggle in his relationships with other people, and a titanic struggle within his own head. Dominick Rimbault’s film charts the final two years of the artist’s life that centred around the town of Arles in the south of France. Van Gogh moved to Arles from Paris in the spring of 1888 and continued painting, and struggling, until 27 July 1890, when he walked in to the fields surrounding Auvers-sur-Oise and shot himself…

The most complete single collection of the Eastern-inflected hymns, songs and dances for piano composed jointly by a pair of mystic ‘seekers after truth’ and notable forerunners of the Minimalist school of composers.

This wonderful piece, Beethoven Sonata no.2, it is unknown when exactly this piece was composed. But as the result of Nottebohm’s study on Beethoven’s sketch note, it is assumed to be composed in 1795. The piece is still clearly inuenced by Mozart, but perhaps surprisingly, it is Beethoven’s mood that is lighter. It lacks dynamics and articulations comparing to the other Beethoven sonatas. The first movement has a dierent character, more aable, witty and it ows with humour, fascinating interplay of violin and piano.