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Benjamin Zander: Classical music with shining eyes

http://www.ted.com Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it -- and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilitie...  
 
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pamelajane36 (2 days ago) Show Hide
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really eye opening..glad my boyfriend shared with me
milonguerobill (1 week ago) Show Hide
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Music has the ability to transport the listener into the emotions of the composer, conductor, or performer. (any music, any conductor, any performer) this is a Very loose paraphrase of a Beethoven quote.
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cmilz9999 (1 week ago) Show Hide
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amazing. He is amazing
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My physics teacher showed my class this video on one of our free days and I cried a little at the end. He is a wonderful speaker.
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invisiblepencil (2 days ago) Show Hide
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Haha, I really agree.
underpantsjihad (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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whoa
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8:51 - 8:56 is the opening to Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor.
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"WAKE UP! IT'S CULTURE!" haha, love it.

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