The opening of the first movement grows out of a void
A musical journey from darkness to light
Like the sound of an orchestra tuning
Erupting out of calm like a scream in the night
The relatively placid develops with maximum tension and drama
Bridging the waters from classical art form to something else
The second movement begins
Hammer blows followed by skittering
Several variations, a tug of war it is
Into the third movement we go
The tune is quite profound and full of warmth
The melody becomes freer
The strings set an almost ethereal aura
The theme progresses even more
Increasing in volume and pace
But when it seems like it is coming to a close
A loud fanfare intrudes to wake us
The famous finale is the strangest of all four movements
One at a time, themes from the previous three are re-introduced
Passages of high-wire vocalizations intensify the experience
An 'inner symphony' within a symphony
Freude! Freude!
Joy! Joy!
~ Subject to your own interpretation.
ps. Beethoven composed this deaf!
~ For 'meow'! listening to the symphony TWICE paa..stress!
