Ludwig and the Hurricane

It's Saturday morning and we sit in our den sipping our coffee from the Kona coast in Hawaii, it's called Pele Plantation and it's named after the Hawaiian goddess of fire. We are also listening to a recording of Beethoven's Symphony no. 6 ( the Pastorale ) with the Chicago Symphony conducted by Fritz Reiner, a former faculty member at my Alma Mater. I did not remember what a great performance this is and it's remastered by JVC on their XRCD series, expensive but well worth it. As we listen to the 4th movement called the STORM, we also await another storm called Hurricane IRENE. I expect this storm to last longer than Beethoven's summer shower. Stay safe!