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And your favorite Beethoven Symphony is?


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I second the 4th - it has the best orchestration by far. I also like the third, especially the stravinskyesque moments in the development.

Hmmmm, if Beethoven was before Stravinsky then wouldn't the Stravinsky actually be Beethoveneque rather then the Beethoven being more Stravinskyesque?

Anyway, my favorite Beethoven Symphony is either the 5th or the 9th. It is a tie. There are amazing things about both.

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I have to say the 9th.

I like the 4th movement (as cliche as that is)....but I LOVE the 3rd movement, and the opening of the 1st, they are just so...AWESOME! :)

The 2nd movement is my favorite, well after all that insanity in the 4th.

I'm a huge fan of the 7th and 8th. The 7th is rockin' and the 8th is so concise and tight, whatever that means to anyone else.

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I'd have to say either the 1st or the 7th.

I love how the 1st begins on a C7 chord resolving on F-Major; Beethoven's experimentation and way of saying, "listen folks, I'm about to switch the game up."

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Hmmmm, if Beethoven was before Stravinsky then wouldn't the Stravinsky actually be Beethoveneque rather then the Beethoven being more Stravinskyesque?

Anyway, my favorite Beethoven Symphony is either the 4th or the 9th. It is a tie. There are amazing things about both.

No. Stravinsky was so awesome that Beethoven built a time machine to see Stravinsky's works in the future then totally plagiarize him.

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