Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in Bb Major

<p>Via Wikipedia</p> <p>In general the symphony is sunny and cheerful, with light instrumentation that for some listeners recalls the symphonies of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn">Joseph Haydn</a>, with whom Beethoven had studied a decade before.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._4_(Beethoven)#cite_note-16">[13]</a> In a commentary on the symphony Grove comments that Haydn – who was still alive when the new symphony was first performed – might have found the work too strong for his taste.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._4_(Beethoven)#cite_note-g97-2">[2]</a> The Fourth Symphony contrasts with Beethoven&#39;s style in the previous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_no._3_(Beethoven)">Third Symphony <em>(Eroica)</em></a>, and has sometimes been overshadowed by its massive predecessor<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._4_(Beethoven)#cite_note-18">[n 4]</a> and its fiery successor, the Fifth Symphony.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._4_(Beethoven)#cite_note-g97-2">[2]</a></p> <p><br></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicspeaks-podcast/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicspeaks-podcast/support</a>