Too Much Beethoven

We watched "A Room With A View" last night.  Music plays an important part in the plot. 

The Reverend Mr. Beebe notices how well she plays Beethoven's Op. 111 (Piano Sonata #32) and notes the disjunction between the passion she plays with and the timid way she lives.  

Miss Katherine Allen asks, "Why, whatever’s the matter with Miss Lucy?"  The Reverend Beebe replies jokingly, "I put it down to too much Beethoven."

The idea that "too much Beethoven" can affect, change your personality is fun.  Music as a tonic, a medicine, a drug, a changer!

In the scene above, In this scene: Beethoven Piano Sonata no.21 in C major, Op.53. Music begins ⅔ of the way through the second movement, Introduzione, and continues through the first few bars of the third movement, Rondo.

In the second part of the clip, Lucy plays some Schubert (see below) later in the movie after Cecile has engaged to her.

The music is great. It makes me want to read the book to see what E.M. Forster says about music and personality and being human.

Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op.53 'Waldstein', 2nd movement: Introduzione: Adagio molto
(uncredited)
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
(played by Lucy on the piano in the pensione)

Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor -- K.310, 1st movement: Allegro maestoso
(uncredited)
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 164, D 537
(uncredited)
Written by Franz Schubert
(played by Lucy on the piano for Cecil's family)