#111 The Smell of Romantic Love

The two voices, piano and violin, are so bedazzled here, so in love. They are walking together, holding hands, complementing sentences. Opiate infatuation of the first weeks.

The sound is soft and rounded. No thorns, even the rise at 5'14'' is so amorous. At the end, the music tells us: go, leave the lovers alone.

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Work: Violin Sonata No 5, II. Adagio molto espressivo
Recording: Oleg Kagaan, Sviatoslav Richter

#58 The Smell of Purity

Subtle, high-hearted, noble tone. Happy melody. I smell spring coming, gentle, green, embracive.

There's just one hard tone there (1'38''). It's a stamp of a child. Do you feel how indignant the child is? "Do it one more time, better, I want it!" And we do it–for spring.

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Work: Sonata for Piano No 15, K. 545
Recording: Sviatoslav Richter