karl haas

Karl Haas German born host of Adventures in good music." Started each broadcast with Beethoven- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Pathétique') Op. 13- 2

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• Bill McGlaughlin
• Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor

[unclejuniorsoprano]

Karl Haas used to come on KUSC 91.5 FM from 1990. I never missed a single show & have 300+ tapes which I'm currently converting to mp3s. I will never tire from listening to KH. He has a unique ability to elicit underlying meanings & purpose. I have hundreds of other recorded radio shows including those by Jim Svejda, Robert Winter, & Don Tait {all of which I greatly treasure} but KH remains my ultimate favorite. My only complaint is that I'd rather hear him talk than to listen to the music.

[andocrates]

@unclejuniorsoprano you gonna drop those as a torrent?

[MarcusCMarcellus]

I could never have survived living in rural Indiana for a year without this man on the radio. He and the Prairie Home Companion were my only friends.

[andocrates]

Now you can get satellite radio, not to mention youtube. I'm listening to a Japanese saxophonist playing with Chick Corea, a crazy Japanese pianist who reminds me of Angelica from Rugrats. watch?v=ZoGtLq9Qx24

We argue about the war on message boards where the enemy also posts, imagine Japanese or Germans posting on message boards during WW2.

[andocrates]

I wonder where the audio archives are?

[empeegee]

I think I listened to Karl Haas my whole life. As he said, his program wasn't highfalutin (he always played Jingle Bells "sung" by barking dogs at Christmas), but was able to convey the cultural value of classical music.  I remember him whenever I hear the Second Movement of Beethoven's Sonata #8 which he played at the opening of his program.

[andocrates]

I had a music theory professor who was quite put out by his treatment of that Beethoven piece.

[pokfulamphil]

I learned to love classical music listening to Karl's Adventures in Good Music on Armed Forces Radio and later on WGMS in Washington, D.C. There must be perhaps a few thousand of his programs lying somewhere. Is there any possibility that someone will make them available once again. I would certainly pay for them. I taped several of them off the air and listen to them from time to time.

[m3pilot86]

@silentfilmbuffy Now that you mention it, I think you're right. I attended Poupard Elementary and would walk home for lunch. I think I remember hearing it at that time. I get lots of warm fuzzies when I think about the intro music to his show. I would be curious to see how the old neighborhood looks these days. Haven't been there since a brief visit in '94.

[silentfilmbuffy]

@m3pilot86 I too grew up in Harper Woods and remember listening to this show on the radio with my Mother. Wasn't it around lunchtime that it aired ?

[AndersonDE7]

Thank you, xraytech2011. I also listened to him on the radio for decades while driving. He was s gentle man with encyclopedic knowledge.

[xraytech2011]

@AndersonDE7 it is Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, commonly known as Sonata Pathétique, A wonderfull piece. I remember back in the 1980's when I was on the road, listening to Karl was one of my only pleasures. I had the the opportunity to see him in Jacksonvill FL. When the house lighting dimmed and the spotlight beamed on the stage....he started with the familiar "hello everybody". He paused for a moment and said.."it's funny, you dont look like I thought you would either"'

[theartist124]

@unclejuniorsoprano (via@andocrates)

I second that please, would love to hear the show again!

[AndersonDE7]

What was the name of the theme music that played every day?

[Lawrence9Gold]

Who among us knows how to reach Karl Haas' family?

[tranurse]

i used to listen to him every night at 10 pm when i was growing up

[m3pilot86]

I'm not a classical music guy but Karl's voice and especially the piano intro bring back precious memories for me. The first 10 years of my life were spent in Harper Woods, a Detroit suburb. My mom used to listen to his show a lot. Maybe I should have paid more attention.

[unclejuniorsoprano]

@TuboEspectador Musicians tend to fall into 1 or more of 3 categories; arrogant, foul tempered, or humble & kind. Karl Haas was a man of class. He was NEVER a show-off even though he could have been, & whenever I wrote to him he always answered me in the most polite way. He rarely used superlatives & was always careful never to be insulting.

Karl Haas was the best teacher since Plato & Aristotle & actually did make the world a better place for all. His influence will last for centuries.