Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

Beethoven Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"


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Beethoven once said: "No one can love the country as much as I do. For surely woods, trees, and rocks produce the echo which man desires to hear." There's no better example of Beethoven's love of nature than in his 6th symphony, where he takes simplicity to new heights, transforming the motivic cells that relentlessly drove his 5th symphony into motifs of bucolic joy. It still astounds me that the 5th and 6th symphonies were written simultaneously. Join us to learn about this most beautiful symphony..

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Sticky Notes: The Classical Music PodcastBy Joshua Weilerstein

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