Beethoven: Symphony No. 1, 4th movement | Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. The 4th movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 starts off hesitantly. First one note in the violins, then two, then three, four and five, playfully but timidly climbing a scale in an "Adagio" (slow pace). But what happens then in the fourth movement of Beethoven's first symphony is anything but timid: headed "Allegro molto e vivace" (very fast and vivacious), it's a swirling climax to Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 1. That ascending scale is the centerpiece throughout, as Beethoven plays around with it in every shape, form and variety. With his First Symphony, 29-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven meant serious business. Although it was first performed in 1800, the sketches for the finale go back five years earlier. The hard work paid off: listeners immediately dubbed Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C Major, op. 21 a masterpiece and praised its originality – and have been doing so ever since. Written a couple of years before the crisis that signaled his hearing loss, the Symphony No. 1 shows Beethoven at his most vivacious and unburdened. It's a piece much to the taste of maestro Paavo Järvi, whose vigorous performances with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen make people stand up and listen. Deutsche Welle and Unitel Classica present Estonian conductor Paavo Järvi, conductor of the year 2019, and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, recorded at the Beethovenfest in Bonn. Listen and watch – your personal concert hall    • CONCERT HALL   Subscribe to DW Classical Music:    / @dwclassicalmusic   #Beethoven #PaavoJärvi #Beethoven1st