Since the past few videos happened to feature repeated note melodies, I decided to feature possibly the most famous one in the Allegretto of Beethoven's 7th.
Famously quipped as "one of the most unremarkable melodies ever written" by Bernstein, yet Beethoven's assured use of simple melodies is simply a mark of his great genius to me. The movement was so well-received that audiences at the time demanded an encore, and we continue to see its echoes in other pieces by other composers. (The fifth variation of Schubert’s Variations in A-flat major for Four Hands, In the Hall of the Mountain King by Grieg, and possibly Ravel's Bolero)
The rhythm is the heart of the music and the simple dum, dum-dum-dum, dum ostinato pervades the movement. A soulful, melancholic counter-melody enters and that's all the material for the first section. The simplicity of it all is what makes it so great.
Recording(Mehta): • Beethoven: Symphony No...
28 авг 2024