Does Landscape Shape Character? Joseph Haydn
spent his early childhood
in close proximityto this river
and the riparian forestsalong it.
"In the beginning, God made Heaven and Earth;and the Earth was without form and void;
and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
"In the spirit, God moved upon the face of the waters;and God said: Let there be light. And there was light."
Photographed by MerisiMay 17, 2009
near Rohrau,
Haydn's birthplace.
Quote from
Robert Shaw's lyrics to
Franz Joseph Haydn's "Die Schöpfung"
("The Creation")
Hob. XXI:2
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Clicking on the
first two images will take you
to performances of Haydn's "The Creation".
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First published
in May 2009
Images and own text
© Merisi
That is very similar to what I can see at the back of my garden... if you need more photos of the kind !
ReplyDeleteMarie-Noëlle
the greenery seems to be slipping form the canvas like a wet painting, entrancing, beautiful Merisi!!!
ReplyDeleteluv saz x
Good question, whether landscape shapes character. I imagine it must. But it's interesting to consider
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteSandra
Marie-Noëlle,
ReplyDelete*smile*
Saz,
it is a magical place, indeed!
Charles Gramlich,
I find the question fascinating.
Miss Sandra,
yes, it is, incredibly beautiful.
Oh what a beautiful setting. How I'd love to wander around there.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a landscape from Wind in the Willows and we know that the landscape of Kenneth Grahame's childhood did shape his stories.
ReplyDeleteI do believe the landscapes of our childhoods shape us by imprinting themselves on us deeply. And I only realised when listening to the Creation how perfectly your images seem to express the music!
ReplyDeleteHilary,
ReplyDeleteyou'd enjoy it, I am sure!
Zosia,
I agree.
Karen © PasGrand-Chose,
as a child, Haydn's "The Creation" fascinated me, there was something that resonated, that harboured familiarity. Seeing these images, I understood why Haydn's music had touched me even back when I really did not understand anything at all yet.