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interesting thread this. I think each of Beethoven's symphonies shows how he was struggling with the idea of a finale which answered the questions posed by the first three movements. Sometimes he just gives up and writes something light but I think all his life was directed towards that final movement in the 9th. I can see why it might seem overblown but I dont think it was just the finale to his 9th at all I think it was the finale to everything he ever wrote and in that context its hugeness makes much more sense. for Beethoven I think joy was something worth struggling for and my goodness he does just that.
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