Grief too is a kind of affirmation. You have to be alive, and very brave, to mourn for those you love.
Shostakovich understood this. That is why in quartet after quartet, symphony after symphony there is that moment after the storm when the instruments lift their weary voices and start, reluctantly, to sing.
[inspired by this & this]
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2 comments:
Such beautiful music.
C minor is clearly the king of keys :)
u sort of voice our true feelings..god has given u such gift as to express urself beautifully..i wish i can write like you..tell us more about u..like what u do..ur family..pleaseee
grief too is a kind of affirmation.u have to be alive and very brave...i know
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