Sunday19.30
Musikverein Wien, Great Hall

Jordan / Beethoven

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The performances of the First, Third, Fourth and Fifth, will be followed by the Second and Seventh Symphonies. Despite Beethoven's call for revolutionary renewal, he remained indebted to the tradition, including in the Symphony No. 2. At its appearance in 1804, critics characterised it as "a remarkable, colossal work, of a depth, power and artistic erudition only seldom achieved". The sublime Symphony No. 7, by contrast, created in 1811-12, creates an irresistible pull by means of stubborn rhythmical figures, sometimes dance-like, sometimes striding march-style. Contemporaries described it as "the most melodically-rich, attractive and comprehensible of the Beethoven symphonies". More than a century later, Theodor W. Adorno went so far as to describe the piece as "the symphony par excellence".

Performers

Philippe Jordan 
conductor 
Wiener Symphoniker
orchestra 

Programme

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20min
Composer: ***

Location

Group

Musikverein Wien

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