After nearly 300 years of symphonies, Beethoven’s nine symphonies track the transformation of music’s boldest revolutionary, from the wide-eyed wonder of the earliest works to the all-knowing wisdom of the last. To kick off a monumental celebration of The Philharmonic Orchestra’s 15th anniversary, our Beethoven Symphony Cycle begins with Beethoven’s Fourth and Seventh symphonies.
His Fourth Symphony is a creation that found no justice, considered to be an intermediary symphony between the ‘Eroica’ and the famous Symphony No. 5. The Fourth is a Classical cache of cheerfulness – that was the prevailing hermeneutic characterisation of the work for decades. The programme concludes with the exhilarating Seventh Symphony, which Beethoven called “one of the happiest products of my poor talents.” Since it was chosen as the backdrop to Colin Firth’s dramatic address in The King’s Speech, the Seventh Symphony has become one of Beethoven’s most recognised and popular pieces, in particular the expressive, slow second movement, the Allegretto. Be prepared to feel uplifted!
Tickets available from SISTIC from 1 March 2017.
Tickets: $25, $15 (Concession)
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