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elleng

(130,732 posts) Mon Mar 4, 2019, 03:14 PM Mar 2019

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony #6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"

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Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony #6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" (Original Post) elleng Mar 2019 OP

A great piece! PJMcK Mar 2019 #1

They do have strikingly different moods. elleng Mar 2019 #2

I really like that one MissMillie Mar 2019 #3

PJMcK

(21,995 posts)

1. A great piece!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2019, 03:55 PM

Mar 2019

Last night, I listened to a 1963 recording of this wonderful piece performed by von Karajan and the Berlin Symphony. Beautiful and haunting. Excellent technical quality, too.

Recently, someone made an interesting observation about Beethoven's symphonies. He said that the odd-numbered ones were deeper and heavier than the even-numbered works. Did you ever hear that? What do you think? Personally, I like them all but they have such strikingly different moods that I like to be in the right frame of mind for each piece.

elleng

(130,732 posts)

2. They do have strikingly different moods.

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 4, 2019, 04:14 PM

Mar 2019

Haven't heard or thought of that observation, but guess I'll start listening for it now.

MissMillie

(38,529 posts)

3. I really like that one

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2019, 08:28 PM

Mar 2019

The first time I heard it was when I got Disney's Fantasia for my son.

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