Karajan - Beethoven Symphony No. 6 In F Major 'Pastoral'

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Herbert Von Karajan - Beethoven Symphony No. 6 In F Major 'Pastoral'

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 8, 2006 at 10:29 am
Author: magic5227

Length: 00:35:50
Rating: 4.89
Views: 612758

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Video Comments:
winterone001 (January 7, 2009 at 1:07 am)
Karajan is so perfect a conductor, his energy so completely fused with the energy of the music.. When Beethoven would conduct, the People criticized him for his inability to remain within the confines of convention and conduct like the mechanized robotic conductors of the time... the passion of his music would exit his whole being, not just the baton. He is the man who freed music..
theodyssey12 (January 6, 2009 at 11:43 am)
karajan is the best conductor i have seen thus far
teccomin (January 4, 2009 at 2:12 pm)
this is one of those "I CAN DIE NOW" pieces... after the end i just think that nothing in life is going to bring me more joy that i might as well go and die already
abrelosojo (January 4, 2009 at 7:57 am)
i consider it romantic because
1. its program music (birds and storm etc)
2. the 4th movment- which clearly is miles from classical
3. the repetitive form of the movements
4. generaly intense
5. and its post 5th, and i consider the 5th to be the first romantic peice ever written

the otherhepcat is right to say he was an oddity (so maybe its a pointless discusion) but i disagree on 5th instead of 3rd
GuyMontagSmash (January 4, 2009 at 3:54 am)
this piece couldn't be more romantic all you have to do is listen not look at dates
peterrabbit1999 (January 1, 2009 at 2:11 am)
ashweirdo

You're correct, it is classical. This piece was written between 1800-1810. Thats when the classical period was still there.
dt10825 (December 29, 2008 at 11:26 am)
Beautiful. the filming is amazing! captures the pure greatness of a symphony orchestra and of Karajan. goes great with pastoral.
ashweirdo (December 26, 2008 at 1:06 pm)
No it`s not, it`s classical. Only Beethoven`s late works were considered to be Romantic pieces... i.e. Symphony 9, String quartets 12+
theotherhepcat (December 29, 2008 at 10:29 am)
That is where you are incorrect Ms Ash.

Beethoven is an oddity in that he is such a pivotal figure in music straddling the Classical & Romantic Periods.

That being said, Beethoven's 3rd Symphony (Eroica) is considered the beginning of the Romantic Period in music.

One factor to look at in discerning whether a piece of music from the early 19th century is considered Classical or Romantic is whether the music is Programmatic or Descriptive.
theotherhepcat (December 29, 2008 at 10:33 am)
If the music has an accompanying program or is meant to describe a setting of sorts (as in the case of the "Pastoral Symphony") odds are it is considered Romantic.