The finale of the Ninth Symphony is very difficult to classify as far as its form goes. Charles Rosen called the movement “a symphony within a symphony,” and gave the movement the followin… more →
Classical Musicworldsasmyth wrote 4 weeks ago: A rash of the Muppets performing their rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody has infested the internets tod … more →
classicalconnect wrote 1 month ago: The finale of the Ninth Symphony is very difficult to classify as far as its form goes. Charles Rose … more →
classicalconnect wrote 1 month ago: And now we come to the finale of the Ninth Symphony; that glorious choral finale that is rightly one … more →
classicalconnect wrote 1 month ago: The second movement of the Ninth is one of my favorite Scherzos, right up there with the Scherzo of … more →
davidpickett wrote 5 months ago: EMI have issued a new recording of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony with the Berlin Philharmonic orches … more →
annmucc wrote 5 months ago: Yesterday was a day of Beethoven! In what way? Well, remember I told you about the seefilmfirst webs … more →
davidpickett wrote 6 months ago: Hans Schliessmann: Mahler Conducting in Vienna I have spent a lot of time over the past ten years pr … more →
LW wrote 7 months ago: source As age continues its colonizing of one’s body, one is rarely without a complaint of som … more →
m4md wrote 8 months ago: Beethoven’s 9th Symphony is one of the greatest musical works ever created. I’m not even … more →
audreyln wrote 1 year ago: An interesting piece from Wired Magazine published today, Beethoven’s birthday: December 16th, … more →
linalool wrote 1 year ago: I think it’s strange that my favorite Beethoven symphony (Number 9, Number 9… ) is playe … more →
gavortnik wrote 1 year ago: Sorry, Shanoah. Wish I could follow up on those. But not today. I got to celebrate the Summer Solsti … more →
KK wrote 1 year ago: I love Beethoven like hell. If he were alive, I would go straight to his home and make a living dust … more →