sleepy time
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Post by sleepy time on May 31, 2005 17:41:18 GMT -5
Did you know that when they were first developing CD technology, they were creating the CD with the goal of being able to fit Beethoven's whole 9th symphony on the disc? It was just around 64 minutes long.
I just learned that. And thought it was REALLY, REALLY interesting. So I thought I would share.
Besides that, it's probably one of the most magnificent pieces of music that will ever be written.
I just listened to the whole thing. It's really kind of incredible how different it is than anything that was done around that time and how exciting some parts are while others are so subdued, and how he really played around with the traditional sonata form by putting the scherzo as the second movement instead of the third so the development happens sooner than you expect it.
Such an interesting piece of music. Listening to it makes me want to go to the Symphony.
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Post by kellydicted on Jun 1, 2005 2:02:45 GMT -5
lol. I don't listen to it frequently but it's definately a classic.
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irock
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Post by irock on Jun 1, 2005 8:22:21 GMT -5
One of the finest classical performances I've ever witnessed (and I've seen quite a few) was of Beethoven's 9th, and it was right here in Mississippi.
My favorite cable-news show, Keith Olbermann's Countdown on MSNBC, first caught my attention because the theme music is based on the 2nd movement from this symphony.
This piece is indeed Beethoven's masterpiece. There's a wonderful version that was slightly re-written after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The "Ode to Joy" portion was changed to "Ode to Freedom".
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Post by Ironically Ironic on Jun 1, 2005 21:38:59 GMT -5
Part of the symphony was automatically put on my Windows Media Player when I got it.
Edit: This piece is extra nostalgiac
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