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Post by mikef6 on Dec 17, 2018 0:38:47 GMT
Beethoven was christened on December 17, 1770 so we celebrate his birthday (248 years ago) on the 16th.
For his Birthday selection, I have picked the final minutes of “Fidelio,” the Master’s only opera. The story so far: Leonora, disguised as the title young man, has saved her husband from execution at the last second in a prison for political prisoners. The Enlightened Ruler has arrived to set all the prisoners free and reunite them with their families. As the clip begins, Leonora is handed the key to her husband’s shackles. Then everybody sings her praises. Enlightenment principles and married love triumph. Enjoy.
Please share your thoughts on Beethoven, the first work you ever heard from him, your favorites from him, or anything else that comes to mind.
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Post by petrolino on Dec 17, 2018 4:16:10 GMT
He's the big dog.  |
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Dec 17, 2018 6:21:03 GMT
He's the big dog.
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Post by thornberry on Dec 21, 2018 3:51:24 GMT
He's the big dog.
You think Beethoven needs a movie of his own? There was one starring Gary Oldman but it's kind of forgotten. "Immortal Beloved". Not an immortal movie. |
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Post by thornberry on Dec 21, 2018 3:53:31 GMT
I think most people start with Beethoven's symphonies. Has any composer written a more diverse set of symphonies than Beethoven? I think not. He developed the symphony by leaps and bounds.
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Post by Pangolin on Dec 22, 2018 22:57:47 GMT
Please share your thoughts on Beethoven, the first work you ever heard from him, your favorites from him, or anything else that comes to mind. As a child, I think the first time I heard Beethoven's 7th Symphony - 2nd movement was, when they played it at the end of the strange movie "Zardoz":  |
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Post by mikef6 on Dec 22, 2018 23:22:28 GMT
Please share your thoughts on Beethoven, the first work you ever heard from him, your favorites from him, or anything else that comes to mind. As a child, I think the first time I heard Beethoven's 7th Symphony - 2nd movement was, when they played it at the end of the strange movie "Zardoz": As best as I can remember, the 7th - final movement - was my first Beethoven. It was one of Leonard Berstein's Young People's Concerts on early TV. The swirling rhythms of the first theme made me dizzy. Never forget it. |
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Dec 23, 2018 4:02:24 GMT
Schroeder: "What do you mean Beethoven wasn't so great!?!"
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Post by ellynmacg on Mar 2, 2019 4:29:35 GMT
I admire Beethoven more than love him, with one significant exception: his sixth symphony (the Pastorale). That piece moves me to tears--happy ones--perhaps because I can hear how much he loved his subject. The joy he felt in and about his beloved countryside shines in every note. Oh, and anybody who thinks Beethoven had no sense of humor has obviously never listened to "Rage Over the Lost Penny."  |
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