Great insight about Beethoven Symphony from Gardiner. Having read his book about Bach music "Music in the Castle of Heaven", I was not surprised by his aproach to the creative genius of Beethoven. He never tries to impose his arguments and you may agree ir not with them, but you can not deny their value.
I was shocked to hear the Maestro say it is his favorite of the nine. I love them all and my own favorite would be which ever one I am hearing at the moment. The fourth is so often sort of seen as a quasi lesser piece, it was a joy to hear this symphony get its time in the spotlight.
Eduardo Poblete de Chile, eternas gracias maestro Gardiner , mi admiración por usted trasciende todo lo imaginable. Lo esperaba en noviembre 2019 en Santiago, pero lamentablemente, por lo acaecido en nuestro país convulsionado, no pudimos contar con su presencia. Tengo su maravillosa obra Musica en el Castillo del Cielo, magno estudio sobre la obra de J.S.Bach, que me tuvo ensimismado durante tres meses, gracias y un abrazo fraterno al maestro y su maravillosa orquesta....
Symphony 4 was not written for eternity, but for a paying patron who specified that he wanted something of similar character to symphony 2. Hence the slow intro before the good stuff starts, and the fact that it is far more classical than romantic in style.
Great insight about Beethoven Symphony from Gardiner. Having read his book about Bach music "Music in the Castle of Heaven", I was not surprised by his aproach to the creative genius of Beethoven. He never tries to impose his arguments and you may agree ir not with them, but you can not deny their value.
Revving a motorbike !
Wonderfully explained
I was shocked to hear the Maestro say it is his favorite of the nine.
I love them all and my own favorite would be which ever one I am hearing at the moment.
The fourth is so often sort of seen as a quasi lesser piece, it was a joy to hear this symphony get its time in the spotlight.
for a long time I have regarded the Fourth as my favourite
especially the slow movement, though this does indeed compare with those of the 7th and 9th
Just absolutely brilliant.
Glad to hear Gardiner's insight on the 4th. I had no idea it was his favorite.
I through a had a comprehensive knowledge of Beethoven symphonies and other works. But I learn new things every time I listen to these videos.
Now I'll never get that image of the motorbike out of my head ... vrooomm ...
What a brilliant episode in a brilliant series! THANK YOU for making it and letting us enjoy it.
Eduardo Poblete de Chile, eternas gracias maestro Gardiner , mi admiración por usted trasciende todo lo imaginable. Lo esperaba en noviembre 2019 en Santiago, pero lamentablemente, por lo acaecido en nuestro país convulsionado, no pudimos contar con su presencia. Tengo su maravillosa obra Musica en el Castillo del Cielo, magno estudio sobre la obra de J.S.Bach, que me tuvo ensimismado durante tres meses, gracias y un abrazo fraterno al maestro y su maravillosa orquesta....
Thanks for these videos. The recent performances in Chicago were the most exciting and inspiring concerts I ever could have imagined!
Wonderful documentary on a fabulous piece with great musiscians!!!!!!!!!!!
Again......GREAT.
Symphony 4 was not written for eternity, but for a paying patron who specified that he wanted something of similar character to symphony 2. Hence the slow intro before the good stuff starts, and the fact that it is far more classical than romantic in style.
Amazing!
"it's like a motorbike revving up"...such a poetic image.....🤨 Really? A thought that sounds so adolescent
Honestly, I never found conductors' interpretations of Beethoven's marked metronome, when differing from the original, to be better
Who's the conductor in the first movement?
Hi Uri, that's our Assistant Conductor, Dinis Sousa!
Commentary good for nothing😊