But have no doubts as to my sanity, it's a great work. For me, the 9th seems to be more subject to bad interpretation than Beethoven's others - it's easy for the finale to sound either portentious and bloated or underpowered and scraggly and the rhythms, in the 2nd movt particularly, are tricky to get right. And while the greatest performances of the 9th can literally move Heaven and earth, I've heard quite a few mediocre ones that leave me less than inspired. For me it's music that requires an occasion, and one's complete attention - I can drive in my car or write a post on a classical music forum while listening to the 4th or the 5th not so the 9th. When the music begins, we see a giant head pass across the screen, flying of its own volition towards some unknown location above the credits, and you just know that something amazingly weird is about to happen. I love it, but compared to the others I seldom listen to it. The second movement of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony is used in Zardoz at the very beginning, where it is sung in an operatic tone. The Funeral March is one of the most moving pieces in all of Beethoven, IMO.Īs to the 9th, in a way it's like truffles or caviar - it's too rich to eat every day. Yes, indeed! The Eroica is not my personal favorite, but that's just a matter of taste - I'll certainly not argue against its greatness.
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