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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven: symphony no. 8 in f major, op. 93 — ii. allegretto scherzando — Wikimedia Commons source record

Symphony No. 8 In F Major Op. 93

PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDINGLudwig van Beethoven: symphony no. 8 in f major, op. 93 — ii. allegretto scherzando — Wikimedia Commons source recordPlay full recording
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01 / The first 30 seconds

30-second entrance

Do not treat it as sad background music. Hear the triplets ripple like water before the melody matters.

Mood / situation

Night, solitude, slowing attention

Minute to hear first

00:00–00:50: listen only to the flowing triplets, then let the bass appear.

02 / LISTEN FOR

Three things to wait for

  1. Triplets as water
  2. Bass like distant bells
  3. A melody that withholds rather than weeps

03 / RIGHTS

Copyright and source

Wikimedia Commons

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04 / VERSION

Version / performer information

Moonlight suffers when played too sweetly. Strong versions keep a little coldness and let harmony glow by itself.

PERFORMERWikimedia Commons source record271s · PUBLIC-DOMAIN

Other versions of this work

Wikimedia Commons source recordLudwig van Beethoven: symphony no. 8 in f major, op. 93 — iii. tempo di menuetto — Wikimedia Commons source recordWikimedia Commons source recordLudwig van Beethoven: symphony no. 8 in f major, op. 93 — iv. allegro vivace — Wikimedia Commons source record