Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.
After the merry gathering of the countryfolk and the storm comes the finale of Beethoven’s Sixth, titled “Shepherd’s song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm,” with the Italian tempo mark “Allegretto” (slightly fast).
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F Major, opus 68 is so different from his Symphony No. 5 that it’s almost hard to believe that they came from the same composer. All the more surprising: Ludwig van Beethoven worked on both at the same time. Both were presented on December 22, 1808 in the same, four-hour concert at Vienna’s Theater an der Wien that also included his Fourth Piano Concerto and other music.
One might wish that a time machine existed to take us back to that notable event. At least, however, this performance comes from Beethoven’s home town, Bonn, Germany, where the original score to the Symphony No. 6 is preserved at the Beethoven House archive.
Studying original sources is important to conductor Paavo Järvi, who prepared these recordings over a period of years in the “Beethoven Project.”
Deutsche Welle and Unitel Classica present Estonian conductor Paavo Järvi, conductor of the year 2019, and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, recorded at the Beethovenfest in Bonn.
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