In these difficult and melancholic times of war, recession and climate change where everything good seems to be slipping away including hope the good old popular song Que Sera Sera, meaning Whatever Will be, Will be, seems all the more relevant.
Franz Schubert liked to dwell on the pathos of the soul and this could be the reason he picked up dark rich poetry for his musical compositions.
The German drama, Lives of Others (made in 2006), is a brilliant film about life in German Democratic Republic (GDR) that is East Germany before the collapse of Berlin wall.
December 25, 2009
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