He PUBLICLY opposed Hitler and Goebbels, and PUBLICLY opposed the anti-Semitic Nazi program. Thanks!įurtwängler was a world famous composer before the war, and he chose to stay in Germany. Three is hardly comprehensive, so I'm open to new suggestions. As I usually do when I adore a piece of classical music, I bought multiple renditions: Carlos Kleiber's (my favourite), Leonard Bernstein's (no YouTube link available, unfortunately), and Herbert von Karajan's. I'm also looking for recommendations on the best versions of this magnificent piece. If anyone has anything he'd like to share, whether it be in the way of history or personal insight, I'll gladly read. I've read a description of the background of this piece (the Battle of Hanau), but that's all. That's quite odd because I'm neither very informed nor (normally) passionate about architecture, but there you go. When I listen to this piece, I also daydream of architecture - great European structures such as cathedrals and palaces. It captures the essence of life: the effort, the glory, the failures, and above all, what remains in your heart once the experiences that shake you - either for good or bad - have passed. That's how the second movement of this symphony sounds to me. I've heard music fans describe certain pieces or songs as 'expressing life' or resembling 'life condensed into a single piece of music.' I think it was a Western listener who said the former of Yann Tiersen's ' La valse d'Amelie' and a Korean listener who used the latter expression to describe Hisaishi Joe's aptly-named ' The Carousel of Life'. I was struck by the haunting mood and the emotional depth it has held first place in my heart ever since, not just in the classical genre, but out of all the music I have listened to. I first heard it roughly a year ago, while I was browsing for music similar to Handel's Sarabande.
The second movement (Allegretto) of Beethoven's 7th symphony is my favourite movement/piece of classical music. A while ago, I received a suggestion that I should ask for interpretations/analyses of my favourite Beethoven symphonies, so here I go. I'm an uneducated but enthusiastic listener of classical music.
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