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Jaime Martín

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven Festival: Symphonies 4 & 6

Southbank

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Arts Centre Melbourne

Hamer Hall

Beethoven Festival: Symphonies 4 & 6: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, op. 60 Beethoven (+1 More)

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Symphony No. 4

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, op.68 ("Pastoral")

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Beethoven’s two most feel-good symphonies make up the middle of our Festival fortnight. The lightness of the Fourth and the escape to the country of the Sixth are musical self-care of the highest order!

- Schumann described Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony as ‘a slender Greek maiden between two Nordic giants’ – those giants being the heroic third and epic fifth symphonies. In contrast, the Fourth’s dancing lightness gives it a quality akin to chamber music, filled with gentle humour and elegant melodies.

- A keen rambler, Beethoven’s joyful Pastoral Symphony takes its inspiration from nature. The composer takes us on a country walk to enjoy babbling brooks, birdsong, country dancing, and caps it off with a thunderstorm. This peaceful invocation of open space, sunshine, and clean air is immersive, musical escapism for city-dwellers at its finest.

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