Beethoven: Symphony no. 2 in D major, Gardiner, ORR

Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony no. 2 in D major, op 36. Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (on period instruments) conducted by John Eliot Gardiner.
I. Adagio molto / Allegro con brio - 00:00
II. Larghetto - 12:08
III. Scherzo: Allegro - 22:27
IV. Allegro molto - 26:53
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[@TheMaestro2005]

This was the first symphony of Beethoven's I heard outside the famous 5th and 9th, I still love it and you can never go wrong with Eliot Gardiner

[@citizent6999]

The joy I experience from listening to the 2nd is overwhelming.

[@abdllaabozhra349]

My fav symphony

[@F93HD2]

de gustibus non disputandum est, much depends on one's musical sensitivity. However beautiful, I personally find it hard to put it in front of absolute masterpieces such as the ninth, fifth, sixth, seventh and third.I find it to be a symphony that is still Mozart but that already heralds future developments. The first movement in some places seems to almost resume the overture of Don Giovanni and herald the ninth with a certain dramatic tension, after all it was composed in the years when Beethoven came to knowledge of his disease which will lead him to deafness. It is an interesting work but in many respects still hybrid and sometimes unripe.

[@jduff59]

Sounds like the 1800's with Gardiner's orchestra - one of the last piece Louie wrote before his hearing facked off - listen at 1:50 and you'll hear the part of the adagio he used again in the famous 9th.

[@cristobalgarcia-platavalle5419]

Pasión según Sant Mateo de Bach

[@brorsen-metcalf]

Thank you.

[@rv706]

This symphony is wonderful. It is unjustly not as famous as other Beethoven's symphonies

[@leonhardeuler6811]

The only "average" of Beethoven is the first (but even then it tops most pre 39th mozart symphonies). The most underrated one imo is the eight because oft he advanced planning in the finale.

[@fredvacher3998]

Glorious sound 👏👏👌

[@giulia7582]

La segunda sinfonía del genio de Bonn ya es una obra maestra. Prácticamente alejada de las últimas sinfonias de sus dos grandes predecesores Haydn y Mozart. Claramente se advierte aquí un cambio de época con toda una serie de nuevos contrastes dinámicos, timbricos y sobretodo dramáticos. La forma clásica ya se nos presenta ampliamente desarrollada especialmente en el primer y segundo movimiento. Después del auténtico scherzo nos encontramos con un finale en donde Beethoven nos deleita con numerosas bromas imprevistas a modo de conclusión que parecen emular las últimas sinfonias de su maestro Haydn. Las pausas del ultimo movimiento me recuerdan a el final del último movimiento de la sinfonía 102 del maestro austriaco. De la interpretación decir que en manos de Gardiner esta sinfonía suena fresca, impetuosa, vivaz y llena de colorido timbrico aportados por los instrumentos originales. El segundo movimiento es de una claridad y transparencia pasmosa. A buen seguro que a Beethoven le hubiera convencido gratamente esta interpretación.

[@Daruqe]

And then you learn Beethoven was going deaf while writing this.

[@kennethdower7425]

Actually, he was thinking about suicide around the time of this composition.

[@emperorcesar3168]

26:53

[@roberth5699]

...Eric?

[@psychicrenegade]

Eric...?

[@psychicrenegade]

Eric...?

[@richardsantalone9380]

Eric?

[@eric_just_that]

Yes Eric I'm XD