MUSIC: "Symphony 7: 1st Movement" by Ludwig van Beethoven

THE GREAT LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

GLORIOUS JOY!!!!

A Friend from AOM wrote to me

About our love of the French horn

In the E-mail he mentioned

Beethoven's 7th Symphony

As a great one for the French horn

So that led me to listen to it again

This week we shall listen to

Beethoven's 7th Symphony

Instead of spending over 40 minutes

To listen to the whole thing

I thought we could break it down

And listen to one movement a day

So

Today we will start with the first movement

The video today is a performance of the entire symphony

But I only want us to listen to the first movement

It is about 14 minutes

My take on this movement:

This movement starts out very majestic and proud. Three minutes and 27 seconds into it, it gets really quiet. The woodwinds and the strings start talking back and forth to each other. They seem to want to have more fun. Finally the flute  takes the lead and starts singing a fun, happy melody. Soon everyone joins in for some fun. They are so happy that the music explodes in JOY at the 4:20 mark. SO JOYFUL!!! Galloping around in pure blissful JOY! You should see me conduct this one, punching the air and dancing around in total bliss.

I hope you will give it a chance

Let it take you on its journey

To the place of pure JOY!

Remember: 

ONLY LISTEN TO THE FIRST MOVEMENT!!

I MEAN IT!

You will get a spanking if you listen to more of it.

Oh! Actually that might entice some of you to listen to more.

: )

Nah! Go ahead and listen to all you want - but

Tomorrow we will listen to the second movement here.

The Second is a great favorite of many - including me.

But that's for tomorrow! : )

~*~

Ludwig van Beethoven

"Symphony No. 7: 1st Movement"

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Iván Fischer, conductor

performed at the Concert Hall of Amsterdam

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/-4788Tmz9Zo