This thread is for exclusive discussion of the symphonic form of music. It is one of the most beloved, and there is a large repertoire to discuss. Not to mention many masterpieces.
I guess I'll start. Whose works better to discuss than those of the elephant in the room? Beethoven's 3rd, "Eroica", is absolutely massive. I can't admit to having fully digested this monstrously genius work, but it never fails to enrapture me when I give it a good listen. The second movement, Marcia funebre, particularly catches my attention for what sounds quite like Bach in parts. Perhaps intentionally? It's hard to say. Beethoven was a known admirer of Bach. Or so says some random bullshit website from the internet.
Either way, Beethoven is sometimes intimidating. Does anyone agree? Provided the World Doesn't End In 2012, I've planned to see the Detroit Symphony Orchestra put on all 9 symphonies downtown. I'm taking my girl to see. My best experiences with Beefoven have been with a bowl of weed, Bose headphones, and Horowitz playing his sonatas - or Von Karajan giving the fifth a good once-over. The obvious cuts, and the oft-report bliss these genius, economic pieces have earned. But to take on All Nine Symphonies, Live And In Person, After Having Survived Timewave Fuckit, I think I may breakdown into fits of tearful euphoria.
The 9th! The 9th! Ode to Joy is too much to write about, really. The 9th Symphony will always be beyond words. Beyond anything I can comprehend, anyhow. I'm not fit to judge that piece of music.
