Beethoven - Symphony No.7 in A major op.92 - II, Allegretto

I love all of you still listening to classical music

This is the symphony you will hear on every radio station when the world ends.

I don't often listen to Beethoven's 7th symphony, but when I do so do my neighbours

Most people think that classical music is just boring but I think people like us are most lucky because we find peace in classical music. We find our emotions in it.

I love how he interrupts his composition to play an advertisement about kids pissing their beds. Truly a genius decision!

Beethoven was born in 1770 and wrote this in 1811. When it premiered in Vienna in 1813, Beethoven himself conducted the orchestra. He didn't lose his hearing until 1819 (six years before he died in 1827). So he did hear it played.

My Music Theory Prof. referred to Beethoven as "The Composer who liberated music". Early on I didn't understand why. With more exposure to his music I caught on. He reimagined chord structure and progressions, creating musical phrases that were truly unique. Simple melodic motifs were transformed into timeless testaments. And of course, his total disregard for the old, formal conventions of classical music. A groundbreaking genius among geniuses. No movement, I believe, better captures the essence of Beethoven, the man, than this one does. Sublime.

This gives me war thunder 2013-14 hangar vibes. I have, for years, been whistling this tune over and over again. Good times.

“An old friend once told me something that gave me great comfort. Something he had read. He said that Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin never died. They simply became music.”

5th Symphony: Epic battle versus good and evil 6th Symphony: Beautiful day 7th Symphony: The Apocalypse followed by rebirth

Sitting at my desk with headphones on at full volume (must be trying to become Beethoven, I know) and when the crescendo came around, I felt a tear go out of my eye. I've never cried listening to a song or watching a movie at home until now, this is a very powerful piece.

The older that I get in this life, the more I appreciate Classical Music. It is calming and sootheing.

This recording is from Leonard Bernstein's final concert which ended with Beethoven's 7th. He was dying of mesothelioma and purposefully chose this symphony as the last thing he would ever conduct. He was incredibly weak and tired; he suffered a coughing fit during the movement after this one. Think about that when you hear the Allegretto swell to its two famous crescendos. And how he held it together to conduct one of the most emotional compositions of classical music. When it debuted, the Allegretto drove audiences wild. It still does.

Lying in bed listening to Beethoven's 7th and the rain outside is bliss.

Who else has become addicted like me to this masterpiece?

We played this to our son in the car , at a reasonable volume, we never saw him move so much before that, even more fascinating is that he was still 3-4 months to yet being born , my wife's tummy was going in all different directions!

Beethoven will never be forgotten, he has gained immortality.

I remember bumpin' this in my carriage when it dropped.

I've been listening to this for years and the buildup from 6:00 gets me every time, it's so worth the wait and the calm escalation that turns into pure chaos is so emotional. I love it

Beethoven's music has always emotionally moved me, since I was a child. This particular Symphony makes my soul mourn, cry, swell with pride & courage with all the emotion.