Discovery Orchestra Chat 162 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 1 Part 4
The fourth of 16 Discovery Orchestra Chats on Dvorak’s “New World Symphony”. In this Chat you’ll listen to Movement I along with seeing our Listening Guide on screen.
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A Trip Down Memory Lane
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Today I watched an episode called “Discover Beethoven’s Fifth”, and it was marvelous! Maestro Maull and his talented orchestra gave me a one-hour thrill. I’ve always loved Beethoven, especially his Fifth Symphony. I studied piano for 7 years as a young person, and came to appreciate so many of the classical composers, but Beethoven’s Fifth has always thrilled me. I so appreciated the format of the program, and the Maestro involved all of us and taught us so much. Thank you for this fine program. And many thanks and praise to the orchestra! When the program ended, I clapped loudly and shouted “Bravo!! Bravo!!!”