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Radiolab / February 25, 2005 / Ruled By Time

Ruled By Time

Friday, February 25, 2005

Beethoven Turning Slowly: Stretching his 9th Symphony to last 24 hours, turns a metronome into molasses The self-declared Independent State of Trolheim does not recognize GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Jay Griffiths argues that the question of what time it is in inextricably bound up with issues of power and politics. And we&'ll hear a piece from producer Aaron Ximm on the experience of listening to Beethoven's 9th Symphony for 24 hours straight- but only hearing it once.

Listen to the whole "9 Beet Stretch"
Find out more about Trolheim
Aaron Ximm's website

  • "Sweet Air"   David Lang - Child - Cantaloupe Music
  • "The End of The Day"   David Shire - From the film The Conversation

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  • [1] michelle kline from Portland OR July 17, 2007 - 03:59PM

    Is it possible that one could slow down say, Beethoven's 9th so much that it wasn't audible? If so, could an object move so slow so that it became imperceptible? I've often thought of ghosts as beings that are moving in another dimension of imperceptible slowness... wouldn't it be amazing if the ghost of Beethoven could actually hear this piece as he composed it while in that dimension because we now have in fact slowed down that much? funny.

    I love Radio Lab and am a huge fan of Oliver Sacks too! thank you.

    Michelle Kline


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