paganiniboy Posted March 16, 2003 Report Share Posted March 16, 2003 Just wondering what ya'lls favorite B. Overture is. Mine is the Corolian, followed closely by the Egmont. Leonore is really not tasteful in my opinion, however does have one neat little strings obligato/ornament I like towards the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted March 16, 2003 Report Share Posted March 16, 2003 definitely coriolan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illuminatus Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Egmont, Leonore III and Ruins of Athenes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HVS Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Egmont followed by Corolian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellonut Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Me too, in that order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradleyJoe Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 EGMONT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One_Tree_Hill Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Egmont is fun, as well as Coriolan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauragigs Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Gotta be the Egmont! Not that I'm qualified to say it's a finer piece from a scholastic point of view... It's just that it is so much fun for the low strings!!! (I played viola on it) Just RRRHOCKS!!!! (Does anyone else have a hard time giving an opinion (as a listener) on a piece that you've played? I do, obviously...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paganiniest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 IMHO it has to be Egmont. Although I have performed I think all of them, it was as a conductor where I realized what a great masterpiece this is. There is such a conflict in the score, cross rhythms (2 against 3 particularly). It is all inspired on political and religious sentiments. Beethoven's Egmont Overture depicts the Dutch nobleman Egmont and his struggle against the Spanish repression of his countrymen. Because he could not support either side without sacrificing his moral convictions, he was captured as a traitor and beheaded. With all the recent events I now have a much better understanding as to why Beethoven would get so irate when people complained about his music being too heavy and so on. His answer was, You Don't Understand, I am writing for the future. I conducted it 2 years ago and somehow I always drew energy from it. My 2 cents, Pag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tononi6 Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 My favourite Beethoven Overture is 'Consecration of the House'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One_Tree_Hill Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Egmont is great. The last page is fun (in the 1st violin part, it's the last page) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabal Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 I have played ALL of them St. Stephens is fun. I have actually played all three Leonore overtures, 3 is of course the best, but one is fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paganiniest Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 OTH and Kabal. I love that work. In fact after posting my reply last night I put my headphones on and listened to it. My blood just boils with energy. Beethoven, master of masters. Today I gave an exam and most of it had to do with the Eroica Symphony initially dedicated to Napoleon. We talked a great deal about politics and religion with regards to this symphony. Long but hey! people back then didn't have much else to do Pag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One_Tree_Hill Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 I love Beethoven Eroica. It's probably my favorite Beethoven symphony, even more than #7. It is interesting to know the politics behind it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concertA Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Egmont-only because it's the only one I've ever played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HVS Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 We're playing Eroica and Pastorale in April. Both are wonderful pieces. This will be our last set in the Beethoven Cycle. We played #9 last spring, 1&4 for the first concert in the fall, 2&7 for the second, and we're playing 3&6 in the spring. We didn't play 5 or 8 because they were played recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One_Tree_Hill Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Wow, sounds like an amazing concert. The Pastorale is also beautiful. What kind of orchestra do you play in? Professional or amateur? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tononi6 Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 Aerosmith's Steve Tyler has a daughter called Liv who is shortly to marry the son of a client of mine! Fame at last!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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