Simon Rattle conducts Beethoven’s Symphonies Nos. 6 and 8
Even though Beethoven often felt alien among his fellow humans, he was close to nature. He manifested his enthusiastic connection to life in the countryside most impressively in the colourful natural scenes of his Sixth Symphony. The humorous Eighth behaves in a less balanced way; its Finale gave Louis Spohr the impression that someone was sticking his tongue out in the middle of a conversation.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle
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