The 9 Enneagram Personality Types as Heard in the Beethoven Piano Sonatas.
Written and performed by Elizabeth Wagele

ELIZABETH WAGELE, author of The Enneagram of Parenting and co-author of Are You My Type, Am I Yours? and The Enneagram Made Easy, discusses and demonstrates the Enneagram with illustrations from Beethoven's life and excerpts from Beethoven's piano sonatas. This unique CD joins Elizabeth's graceful words with her sterling performances of Beethoven's music. Here is an experience that will expand your understanding of both Beethoven and the Enneagram.

While you may be familiar with Elizabeth as an author, columnist, and cartoonist, she has also spent her life as a serious student and teacher of classical piano. With the assistance of PostMasters' producers Ellen Chait Olhsson and master engineer Bob Olhsson, she has created an audiophile-quality listening experience: a rare combination of ideas and music, a joy for the ear as well as the mind.

Elizabeth briefly explains the ancient Enneagram system and also looks at Beethoven's life and personality in the introduction. This is followed by a discussion and musical demonstration of each of the types. Elizabeth explores the different issues for each type and performs music from Beethoven's sonatas to illustrate these experiences. It is rewarding to find a broad enough range of emotions within Beethoven's piano repertoire to demonstrate the moods and styles of all nine Enneagram personality types. You easily will hear how the music matches both the general feelings and particular traits of each type.

Elizabeth also suggests ways, musical and emotional, to use the Enneagram for growth. Whether you are an Enneagram student or teacher, or a music fan with no knowledge of the Enneagram, you will find this unusual performance will expand your understanding of the music and the musician. You will understand more about Beethoven, the Enneagram, and yourself.