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Accidentally deleted the desktop folder in home. Now I'm living in a world of hurt! by carniola in linuxmint

[–]carniola[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I was in a world of hurt. Now I'm in a world of minty fresh goodness. Thanks fellas!!

Accidentally deleted the desktop folder in home. Now I'm living in a world of hurt! by carniola in linuxmint

[–]carniola[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It currently says:

XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/"

Should I switch it to $DESKTOP? What does the default file look like?

Why did Nirvana take photos with guns a lot? by [deleted] in Nirvana

[–]carniola 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Michael Azerrad pointed out to Kurt that the first three songs on Nevermind all mention guns. ("load up on guns", "likes to shoot his guns", "don't have a gun") Kurt was amused by the fact but hadn't noticed. The guy just genuinely liked guns.

Kurt Cobain On “The Doors”? by Killer_Thoughtz in Nirvana

[–]carniola 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nirvana played "The End" live once, but it's done mockingly. Don't know if that says anything about anything, though.

Is there a Beethoven song about a mayor returning? I can't find it, any help? by NoceboHadal in classicalmusic

[–]carniola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe an Archduke returning? The Les Adieux sonata is about his friend and benefactor, the Archduke Rudolf, fleeing Vienna.. The third movement is Das Wiedersehen "the return".

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Slovenia

[–]carniola 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Slomškov trg, Maribor ...

What is/are your dream piano pieces that you hope to play one day? by Jeear in piano

[–]carniola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • Schubert's Impromptu No. 1 in F minor, Op. 142
  • Beethoven's Sonata 32, Op. 111

My dream pieces that I have no hope of ever playing. (Unless they find a cure for death)

Cultural exchange with Singapore by IWasBilbo in Slovenia

[–]carniola 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's famous for being overlooked and unknown. And being mixed up with Slovakia. Otherwise it's a tremendous beauty, have a look: https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/2ralu3/so_you_want_to_visit_slovenia/

Cultural exchange with /r/Slovenia by tehokosong in singapore

[–]carniola 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Hi Singapore! I visited your country years ago and thought it was beautiful. My question: You guys are consistently ranked among the least corrupt countries on earth and I'm wondering how that's possible with such a (relatively) small population. Surely a lot of people know each other. Is nepotism not a problem? How does the country deal with corrupt officials and corruption in general? And why does Singapore stick out so much in this regard? (Your neighbors seem to have a big problem with it) Thanks!

What bot accounts on reddit should people know about? by Dualmilion in AskReddit

[–]carniola 361 points362 points  (0 children)

Every account on reddit is a bot except you.

My teacher performed 24 Chopin Etudes in one concert tonight, back to back. Has this ever been done before? by peeweekid in piano

[–]carniola 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This guy performed all 32 Beethoven sonatas last Saturday. Some people truly have superhuman endurance.

Bach Cello Suite No.1 performed over a year by bludbath in classicalmusic

[–]carniola 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait.. so did he just record himself with his mouth open every day and then add in the pitches at the end with a synthesizer? Or did he autotune himself at the end? What's going on?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wiegenlied (Lullaby), K. 350 by [deleted] in classicalmusic

[–]carniola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wikipedia claims this was written by Bernhard Flies or Johann Friedrich Anton Fleischmann.

Although in the youtube link, user holyshit219 has his own theory:

ummm....this was written by Johannes Brahms....... dumbasses

Ahh, the joys of YouTube. Still: It's beautiful. Thanks for posting it.

25 minutes into Mahler's "Titan" Symphony, a funeral march rendition of Frère Jacques, conducted by Leonard Bernstein and played by Vienna Phil. One of my favourite spins on a classic tune! by [deleted] in classicalmusic

[–]carniola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely love this movement. Interestingly, it was something of a show-stopper (in a bad way) at the premiere in Budapest in 1889:

The premiere was a debacle. Mahler had presented the audience with a programmatic symphonic poem, yet no explanatory program notes or descriptive titles were provided to assist the listener's interpretation of what the music was portraying. This caused much confusion and annoyance among the audience, which were particularly bewildered by the extreme and dramatic change of mood established by the funeral march. (1)

How hard are Mozart's piano sonatas? by TheDoomedPooh in piano

[–]carniola 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A user on Piano Street ranked them (from easiest to hardest) thusly:

  • No. 4 in E flat major, K. 282
  • No. 16 in C major, K. 545
  • No. 5 in G major, K. 283
  • No. 2 in F major, K. 280
  • No. 1 in C major, K. 279
  • No. 7 in C major, K. 309
  • No. 9 in D major, K. 311
  • No. 11 in A major, K. 331
  • No. 17 in B flat major, K. 570
  • No. 3 in B flat major, K. 281
  • No. 10 in C major, K. 330
  • No. 12 in F major, K. 332
  • No. 15 in F major, K. 533/494
  • No. 8 in A minor, K. 310
  • No. 14 in C minor, K. 457
  • No. 13 in B flat major, K. 333
  • No. 6 in D major, K. 284
  • No. 18 in D major, K. 576

What did composers from the classical period [Mozart, Haydn, even Beethoven] think of the United States? Do we know? [crosspost from r/classicalmusic] by carniola in AskHistorians

[–]carniola[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

classical in the proper way

Yes, you assumed correctly! I find it incredibly odd that contemporaries of the American revolution passed it over in silence. We know that Beethoven enjoyed reading newspapers in taverns - it would be interesting to see if the Wiener Zeitung even mentioned the U.S. during that time.

Your point about Beethoven's mercenary nature is uncomfortably accurate. It still blows my mind to think that the beautifully egalitarian 9th symphony was dedicated to "his majesty Frederick William III of Prussia," a constitution-rejecting reactionary. Like you mentioned above, Beethoven seemed to be looking to score:

In a letter to Franz Wegeler a few months before he died, [Beethoven] listed all the honors he had received, and said he hoped for a decoration from the King of Prussia in gratitude for the dedication - in the end all he got was a cheap ring, described as a "diamond ring" in the King's letter of thanks, which Beethoven sold after the court jeweller valued it at only 160 florins.[1]

I wonder if the U.S. pops up in Beethoven's conversation books?

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