Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Part of: Sir John Eliot Gardiner Perspectives and Beethoven Celebration
Partner events on February 7 and February 27 explore the instruments featured in this concert.
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique is also performing February 19, February 20, February 21, and February 24.
Sir John Eliot Gardiner is also performing February 18, February 19, February 20, February 21, and February 24.
Performers
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Artistic Director and Conductor
Program
ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAMSymphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
Symphony No. 7
Event Duration
The printed program will last approximately two hours, including one 20-minute intermission.
At a Glance
This concert presents two of Beethoven’s most original and important works from his mature period. The “Pastoral” Symphony, No. 6, is a startlingly vivid program symphony that reaches into the realm of tone poem, inspiring Berlioz, R. Strauss, and others, and is often quoted in popular culture, especially Disney’s Fantasia. The Seventh is one of Beethoven’s most rhythmically propulsive works, exceeding even the Fifth in pure dynamism, especially in its frenzied finale. Many commentators emphasize Beethoven’s personal crises and architectural innovations, but Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s interest lies in Beethoven’s cultural and political context, from the actual sounds of 18th-century instruments to the ideals and anthems of the French Revolution.