Symphonies Nos. 6 Pastoral & 7 | Beethoven & Romanticism
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
Andris Nelsons, conductor
ALL-BEETHOVEN program
Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
Symphony No. 7
Beethoven conceived his Pastoral Symphony, No. 6, as an illustration of a lovely day spent in the countryside, where we encounter babbling brooks, birds of various sorts, friendly country dwellers, and a brief, tumultuous storm. His Seventh Symphony has long been one of his most popular works—especially its solemn Allegretto, which had such an effect at its premiere that it was immediately encored.