Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, 2nd movement | Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

Triumph and tragedy are the main feelings in Beethoven's Seventh - the tragedy having to do with the second movement, a sort of funeral procession. It was so well loved at the very first performance that the audience demanded for it to be repeated.
That almost never happens at a concert nowadays, not even with the daring and unconventional Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and their imaginative conductor Paavo Järvi. But on Deutsche Welle's KZbin channel, you can listen to the second movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A Major, opus 92 as many times as you want.
This movement is marked "Allegretto," which could translate as "slightly fast." And that for a funeral march?
Certainly the first listeners must have perceived it as such: The premiere performance of Beethoven's Seventh was at a benefit concert in Vienna in December 1813 for wounded soldiers and their families. It came only two months after the Battle of Nations near Leipzig. The German name is "Völkerschlacht" (Slaughter of the Peoples), one of the most catastrophic wartime events in human history. It also marked the liberation from Napoleon's forces.
The sad, beautiful quality of this piece makes it very different from the other three movements of Beethoven's Seventh. Endlessly mournful - but also uplifting, it is still played at funerals today.
Deutsche Welle and Unitel Classica present Estonian conductor Paavo Järvi, conductor of the year 2019, and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, recorded at the Beethovenfest in Bonn.
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One of most beautiful movements in symphonies.

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Completed in 1812, Beethoven's Seventh Symphony is one of his most popular works. It was dedicated to Austrian Count Moritz von Fries, nobleman and patron of the arts. On the plan symphonic, Beethoven imbues each movement with a single, persistent rhythmic motif, which he develops alongside melody and harmony through changes in duration, orchestration and texture. The famous second movement « Allegretto » which was encored when it was premiered in 1813, is in the darker key (A minor) which resembles a slow march. Structured in a double variation form, the music begins with the main melody played by the violas and cellos, which turns into an ostinato. This very simple motif of quarter notes and eighth notes is passed to the upper strings until the next theme is introduced by the upper string sections. The change in tonality is led by the clarinets, which play a quiet melody above the slightly restless triplets played by the violins below. The intricate string writing in this passage maintains the reader through the music. The movement is centered on a solemn processional rhythm. This rhythm at dark allure becomes the foundation for layers of new musical lines, the pressure of which eventually culminates in an enormous outpouring of emotion. Like the dance, a procession or cortege has a rhythm of its own and in this movement, the inexorable progression of its long-short-short-long-long rhythmic pattern can mirror the unstoppable march of time : All the subtlety of writing is here ! If all movement must end, then one can and must still move and live. Because of its context historical, Beethoven had great difficulty in composing this work, with its unprecedented energy in the history of music. This second movement is the only one to be interpreted independently of the symphony but also of all the work of the Master. *Lucien*

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This piece comforts me with its beauty whenever I am grieving.

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This movement feels like grief itself to me.

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One of the most moving movements of any symphony. God gave us Beethoven.

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Le plus transcendant pour moi... Depuis mes 11 ans. Un choc qui se perpétue à chaque écoute .

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The best of the best of the all times of the history of the Classical Music. A masterpiece.R.I.P Beethoven

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One of my favorite movements. This man wrote music to wirhstand time and deservedly so.

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Those who says "consciousness is an illusion" disregard art's masterpieces, such this one, which are created (or discovered) by sharply conscious brains. While listening such a beautiful piece I say, consciousness is fundamental, may be the most fundamental thing of existence.

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Ludwig van Beethoven, was actually a great character because he was born with his invincible soul so as not to submit to the "high" social class, he is worthy of worldwide admiration not only for his great musical talent.

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I have been listening to this on repeat for the past few days. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of it.

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Words can’t express, what this song does for me. Wow. I wish I knew Beethoven, what a time

[@tellyclemmons4]

I'm not sure if it's what's intended. I love this symphony. I feel despair, realization, triumph... to name key feelings this gives me. I can almost feel myself get through a tumultuous time in my life...

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The way in which this leaps from strident to lilting to bittersweet and so on, is a joyous experience, thank you Ludwig. 🙏

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As it should.

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I've heard it dozens and dozens of times and it still gives me goose bumps. Those low minor notes at the beginning, as if portending something unspeakable, then the falling cadences of the higher violins. And it builds and builds until it explodes into grandeur and the beauty of the light.

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5:24 I like how they all move with the climax

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This song is so soothing to the brain. It's helps me be at peace.

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[@vitolipari5673]

Beethoven does a great job of incorporating his emotions in his music; undoubtedly the best composer, in this regard. Mozart has a larger body of compositions but most are mechanical with little emotion. I don't know if Beethoven is in heaven but his music should be.

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Why the comparison? They both were great, amazing composers. However, Mozart died at 35, who knows how his music would evolve?

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Beethoven brought this creation to earth, from his higher consciousness.

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Fantastic, so gentle and calm...I don't understand all the "Apocalyptic vibe" in "pop culture" of this beautiful movement This is full of joy and so sweet 🎵

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The first 3 minutes is supposed to be a healing frequency from divine sources. It’s not apocalyptic.

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This is one of my favorite classical music piece of all time, and I love Järvi's gentle theatricality on the podium. Beautiful!

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J'adore chaque note de cette interprétation. Rien de grandiloquent, jamais, la tension d'une émotion qui étreint, d'une vie qui cherche à échapper à sa pesanteur pour s'émanciper et s'envoler. Le tempo est respecté (ce qui n'est pas toujours le cas, souvent pris trop lent, comme un adagio). Allegretto a dit Beethoven. Il savait pourquoi. L'orchestre n'est pas trop important, aussi entend-on clairement chaque pupitre. C'est super, super, super.

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I am obsessed with the music of Beethoven. Much of his symphonic work could be characterized as Concerti for tympani and orchestra not so this beautiful movement which has been featured in several movies

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I’ve really grown to appreciate many more of his symphonies over the years besides his popular 5 and 9

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Quite possibly my favorite piece. Absolutely brilliant, to put it lightly.

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03:14 absolutely beautiful

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Beethoven is my favorite composer! And he started doing movie soundtracks in the 1970's 😅 Most notably Zardoz and Clockwork Orange

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This music was ahead of its time. It's triumphant boss music !

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[@nicklevy]

I' am in no position to critique this on a technical level. Besides that, I genuinely think that those musicians are fabulous. Their tone and balance is perfect if such a thing exist. This is just a wish. I wish they would play it a tad and a half slower. Just to let time to every note to hurt like it should.

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Playback speed 0.75 is not bad either

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@@Rabauke4u I never tried it. What about the pitch?

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@@nicklevy for my taste slightly too slow but worth a try. Pitch is fine

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It's just such a beautiful song

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composition*

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My favourite Conductor

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My favorite.

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The first 3 minutes, thank you Bashar

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HERE AS WELL

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Sublime.

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If some atom of paradise has escaped and in this world has become sound then this is it

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Great ride

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Heavenly delight this track indeed, looking forward for the REPLAY event fans, never let bad guys win to screw us the joy of life, let only music rule the world and let it sound just this good, remarcable performance bravo bravo bravo big big like congrats

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Love, Peace & Music! ❤

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T.S. Eliot brought me here. This was played at his funeral.

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Great

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Thank you Bashar, but no audio, I'll ck again

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Truly wonderful, I love this piece and lately have been trying to remember why by etc, and here it is. My interest by the way was brought back by watching an Italian cop show, with a ghostly detective, called the Red Door where a version of this piece is used,

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This is a fine ensemble! Who is principal oboe and clarinet? They are SUPERIOR

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Yes

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Beethoven war seiner Zeit voraus

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1000 jahre voraus. Weder mozart noch liztz bzw. Rachmaninov können ihm das wasser reichen.

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It's giving 'the king joined into battle' energy

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-- *_Hübsch!_*

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Wasn't this used in The King's Speech also?

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Vom auferlegten Drama befreit schenkt er uns die feinfühlige Musik, die Beethoven wohl gehört hat.. Danke

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The tempo a little bit like too happy for a minor scale, otherwise perfect in this cameral context, wonderfull !

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Der zweite Satz aus dieser 7. Sinfonie klingt für mich irgendwie nach Beerdigung oder Friedhof. Also eine feierliche Trauerstimmung.

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I don't mean to sound super critical, it's just this is one of my absolute favourite pieces. In places, it seems a smidge rushed. I'd have preferred a fractional slower so that the build-up is really dramatic.

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Too fast for P. Strange that’s coming from Hot Eestooonian gentlemen;)) To be serious he does at speed 80 which Andantino, that’s why sounds little rush. Good melodic flow though

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It seemed fast to me too, but then I took my metronome and counted exactly 76!

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except for the fugato, which is indeed faster

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To me, this movement is really for the epic collapse and the heroic tragedy of who was once Beethoven’s hero, Napoleon. Movement II is then followed by a celebration of Wellington’s victory