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Favourite Beethoven Symphony(ies)!

Henry Ng Tsz Kiu
in Music Appreciation: Suggest Works or Articles

Favourite Beethoven Symphony! 6 members have voted

  1. 1. Which one is your favourite Beethoven Symphony(ies)?

    • Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
      10%
      1
    • Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
      0%
      0
    • Symphony No. 3 in E♭ major “Eroica”, Op. 55
      10%
      1
    • Symphony No. 4 in B♭ major, Op. 60
      0%
      0
    • Symphony No. 5 in C minor “Fate”, Op. 67
      10%
      1
    • Symphony No. 6 in F major “Pastoral”, Op. 68
      10%
      1
    • Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
      40%
      4
    • Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
      0%
      0
    • Symphony No. 9 in D minor “Choral” Op. 125
      20%
      2

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As discussed in the discord channel, I would like to ask which one is your favourite Beethoven Symphony(ies)?

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    My favorites are:  3 > 9 > 5 > 1 > 7 > 6 > the rest that I never even really listen to LoL

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    For me, all 9 of Beethoven’s Symphonies are masterpieces, just masterpieces in different ways. My subjective ranking is 9>7>5>3>6>8>2>4>1. The 9th is always my one of all time favourite pieces, only slightly lower than his own late quartets. The humanism in the symphony is just remarkable and just a global cultural treasure. I always love the rhythm in no.7, so full of life and vivacity. No.5, an all time triumph, and for me it’s more direct than no.3, though both are great! The calmness in no.6 is great as well! The final movement of no.8 is just ridiculously good! No.2’s energy is so good, as well as no.4, though no.4 less so for me haha. No.1, sorry, even though it’s great, I think Mozart wrote better classical symphony than no.1!

    What’s your ranking of the symphonies?

    Henry

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    • Henry Ng Tsz Kiu changed the title to Favourite Beethoven Symphony(ies)!
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    9 minutes ago, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

    the rest that I never even really listen to LoL

    What? You didn’t listen to no.2, 4 and 8? You must hate the number of 2 and also its square and cube haha.

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    For me, the 7th,

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    Voted, and it is as I thought, the seventh!  Apotheosis of the dance...did Schumann say that?  If anyone just said to me "what does a Beethoven symphony sound like?" I would put this on first, not the fifth!

    But taking another look at the voting results, what's wrong with the second, fourth, and eighth?  😆 

     

    Edited by Churchcantor

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    7 minutes ago, Churchcantor said:

    But taking another look at the voting results, what's wrong with the second, fourth, and eighth?  😆

    Yeah I love all three of them as well! But not my most favourite Symphony! Mine is the ninth!

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    Just now, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

    Yeah I love all three of them as well! But not my most favourite Symphony! Mine is the ninth!

     

    Despite the weak (for Beethoven) last, choral movement.  The choral writing is good, if anyone can sing it!  The loose theme and variations form doesn't quite hang together...

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    I feel that emotional writing in the 7th hits me. 

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