People often ask me, "What are you thinking about while you are sitting in front of the orchestra, waiting to sing?"
Tonight, I was thinking about how the bassoon countermelody - when the violas first come in with the Ode to Joy theme - in the last movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony is one of the most happy and joyful countermelodies I've ever heard.
Tonight, I was thinking about how the bassoon countermelody - when the violas first come in with the Ode to Joy theme - in the last movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony is one of the most happy and joyful countermelodies I've ever heard.
It makes me smile every time I hear it. I daresay, it is my favorite part of the Ludwig's 9th Symphony.
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