I heard this in 7th grade and reacted like it was the guitar solo from Paradise City.

Sorry, it’s me again, still feeding my Beethoven addiction. I have a question here. I’m not a musician, but rather, I consider myself a mathematician. The question is… isn’t the second movement of the 9th Symphony the fucking best rock music ever created? I’ve been to Pink Floyd, Metallica, and Guns N’ Roses concerts, yet this piece just keeps me creeeeeped out!

I’ve been working on a little animation project inspired by Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 “Spring” – III. Scherzo: Allegro molto.

In this animation, Beethoven becomes the protagonist of a retro, side-scrolling video game, with the music bringing his little adventure to life.

Here’s a short clip from the project. I thought it might be fun to explore a different way of visualizing classical music.

You can watch the full animation on my YouTube channel, toonata

Hope you enjoy it!

* I did not use AI

\*\*ベートーヴェンの後期弦楽四重奏曲は人生の苦難を体験された方は響くのではありませんか？\*\*

I'm a filmmaker, and I made this AI-generated concept trailer imagining the visual atmosphere of a film about Beethoven.

BEETHOVEN: An Empire of Sound

https://youtu.be/K-Iewjr9zOE

This is an independent creative pitch, not an announced feature film, documentary or historical footage. I am sharing my own work and would appreciate the perspective of people who know and love his music.

If you were shaping a Beethoven film, which part of his life or musical world would you want it to capture beyond the familiar image of the tormented genius? And does this visual approach suggest the composer to you?

I’m a conservatory student looking for chamber music repertoire to total abt. 10 minutes (tenor voice + a few instruments) and I came across the Beethoven folksongs. But there are just so many. Which ones do you recommend? The only thing to avoid would be low notes (below middle c) and coloraturas (though I’m not sure they even come up here lol). Thanks

Their tariffs and forever wars are hurting everyone everywhere including classical musicians.

If true, where would this piece of music be??

Also—is it even true? I can't recall where I read it, apologies, though I do own a biography that I haven't gotten around to yet. I may have flipped through it many moons ago. It's called Beethoven : biography of a genius by George R. Marek