Then, as the epic movements progress, we hear what you might call 'classic' Beethoven. Just listen to the crash-crash of the opening - he's not messing about. The third symphony is the one that, everyone generally agrees, changed everything and kick-started the Romantic period in music. And by 'get interesting', we mean 'the rulebook gets incinerated in a political and revolutionary rage by a deaf genius'. This is where it starts to get interesting. It would be totally wrong to call Beethoven depressing, but his slow movements do tend to lay bare his more 'sensitive' tendencies and the second movement here usually clocks in at about ten minutes, so sit comfortably and bring a hanky. So, that means we get an exceptionally bold and dramatic opening, lightning-quick strings and, in the second movement, some seriously mournful moments. By this point, the Beethoven tics are starting to fall into place. Quick volume changes, explosive energy and the odd experiment (try the free-form opening of the fourth movement) - it's a promising start.īeethoven timeline part 1: 1770-1802 > Symphony No. However, aside from hints of Mozart and Haydn (he even nicks one of Haydn's themes in the finale), you can hear definite evidence of that blustering Beethoven we know and love. He was only about 25 when he finished this work, so it's understandable that he might not have completely found his voice yet. Now, don't panic, but if you're looking for Beethoven the revolutionary musical visionary, you might not find him here.
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