All of Beethoven’s Symphonies

 

A tradition in some universities and colleges is to play all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies to celebrate the end of Finals Week.  This is the end of Finals Week where I teach, so enjoy!

Lots of Beethoven Piano Music for the Weekend

 

Over ten hours!  ‘Nuff said!

Quote for the Week

Musik höhere Offenbarung ist als alle Weisheit und Philosophie. (“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.”)

–Ludwig van Beethoven, as reported by Bettina von Arnim in a letter to Goethe, 28 May 1810, Goethe’s Briefwechsel mit einem Kinde: Seinem Denkmal, Volume 2, Dümmler, 1835, p. 193; courtesy of Wikiquote

Movie Night: Immortal Beloved

A movie about Beethoven, starring Gary Oldman.

Some Beethoven for the Weekend

Some Music for Friday (and last Friday, too!)

 

 

 

I forgot, alas, to make the usual music post last Friday.  To make up, I’m putting some extra in today.  Enjoy!

Beethoven for Finals Week, Last Day: The Glorious Ninth

Beethoven for Finals Week: Symphonies 7 and 8

Had to do the Eighth movement by movement.  Also, last year I must have started this series on a Sunday instead of a Monday, since I’m having to repost two for today.  Nevertheless, enjoy.

Beethoven for Finals Week: The 6th Symphony

Pastoral.  Try not to think of Smurfs.

Beethoven for Finals Week: 4th and 5th Symphonies

I couldn’t find a single video of the whole Fourth, nor could I get all movements from the same performance.  Also, the Fifth deserves a day of its own, but if I don’t double up here I won’t get the week done right.  Oh, well.  It’s still Ludwig Van’s symphonies, so it’s OK.