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Originally Posted by Anders
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(the only thing that's really bad is the last movement to the ninth... but that's just my oppinion)
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You are not alone, I usually turn it off before that starts. Nice movement by itself if he cut out all that repetition stuff on the first couple of pages.
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If you want to follow along with beethoven's development you should definitely go the 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 way. Just be aware there's a large gap between 8 and 9 - Beethoven wrote ''eight symphonies, and then another one''.
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Interesting. I often look at his quartets as early, middle, late and Op. 135 which is a different Beethoven altogether.
I sometimes think that members here who ask "how do you write for strings?" or "where can I learn orchestration" could get decent lessons from Beethoven, studying his scores.
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Well, is there anything in particular that interests you? If you'd like something really cool you could try the first movement of the fourth.
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Another interesting one. It doesn't confirm the tonic key until someway around bar 40. Worth study - another fine example of how Beethoven pushed the boundaries of the symphony.