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BBC Proms 1997 : A Night in the Country
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Beethoven himself gave the title of Pastoral to his highly-individual Sixth Symphony. Of the expressive nature of his music in general, he once remarked: "I always have a picture in my mind when I ...
Beethoven himself gave the title of Pastoral to his highly-individual Sixth Symphony. Of the expressive nature of his music in general, he once remarked: "I always have a picture in my mind when I am composing, and work up to it." The picture in this case was not a painting, but a poetic image, the idea of the pastoral. Nevertheless, he did give titles also to each of the five movements: Awakening of Happy Feelings on Arriving in the Country; By the Brook; Merry Gathering of the Country Folk; Thunderstorm; and Shepherd's Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm. The music conjures up an effective portrait of the countryside. James Naughtie introduces this performance of Beethoven's Symphony No 6 in F (Pastoral) recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, and David Attenborough talks about the enduring relationship between music and nature.
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- BBC
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- English
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- [Place of publication not identified] : BBC, [1997]
- New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2017
- ©1997
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- 1 online resource (1 video file (50 min., 16 sec)) : sound, color
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- video file
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- on1048841658
- Originally released by BBC, 1997.
- Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 25, 2017.
- Streaming video file.
- Closed-captioned.
- Feelings from "The Pastoral" (2:54); Nature's Inspiration in Symphony (4:04); "Awakening of Happy Feelings on Arrival in the Countryside" (10:43); "Scene by the Brook" (11:57); "Merry Gathering of the Peasants," "Thunderstorm," and "Shepherd's Song" (18:13); Credits: BBC Proms 1997: A Night in the Country (1:03)