Description: Composers often write pieces in highly contrasting moods in very close proximity. But no composer took this process further than Beethoven with his Fifth and Seventh symphonies. This book aids the listener in getting beneath the surface of these two beloved symphoneis, revealing that however disparate the expressive message, the language and style remain Beethoven's a symphonic voice as powerful in struggle and victory as in relaxation and mediation.
Brief description: David Hurwitz is the Founder and Executive Editor of Classicstoday.com, the Internet's first Classical Music recording review magazine, and the popular YouTube channel The Ultimate Classical Music Guide by Dave Hurwitz. He holds MA degrees from Johns Hopkins and Stanford Universities. Hurwitz is the author of books on Mozart, Mahler, Sibelius, Haydn, Dvorák, Brahms, Beethoven, Shostakovich, R. Strauss Bernstein, Handel, C.P.E. Bach, and Mendelssohn. His musicological articles have been published in noted journals such as Music & Letters, Nineteenth-Century Music Review, and Early Music America.