Allegro con brio proves to be an exercise in call-and-response between horns, winds and strings a compelling close to the grandiose symphony. Presto – Assai meno presto’s exposition is electric, with Beethoven treating dynamics between forte and piano as if they’re an on-off switch, and finally the spontaneous IV. Poco sostenuto – Vivace opening the symphony up with vigor and fortitude rigorous string work and airtight composition make it a strong opening salvo. The other three movements are generally active and playful, I. Needless to say when I finally heard ‘Symphony No. I’ll never forget that sensation for as long as I live. The progressions, the preciseness, and the way it swells and builds, teetering on the edge of beauty and sorrow while avoiding pigeonholing into one or the other – a hauntingly gorgeous composition and a timeless piece of music if ever there was one. It truly is the aural equivalent to a group of pallbearers carrying a coffin through a dreary, rainy cemetery. Allegretto began welling up in the background and it just hit me.
BEETHOVEN 7TH SYMPHONY 2ND MOVEMENT WIKI MOVIE
Music appreciation class, sophomore year in college we were watching Immortal Beloved and about two-thirds into the movie there’s a montage of a bunch of stuff going down – a funeral procession, some guy shooting off his ear – and II. Allegretto of Beethoven’s 7th symphony, but I remember when it became one of my favorite pieces of music like it was yesterday. I couldn’t tell you when I first heard II. Review Summary: “Beethoven himself spoke of it fondly as ‘one of my best works’.
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