9/22 Symphony No.1, Pt 1 (Analysis, Järvi)

(Kandinsky is very musical.)

OK, I'm going to post some structural analyses of the symphonies from time to time.  This is a series of posts which will no doubt get updated and revised well after it's first posting....

First I'd like Maestro Paavo Järvi to introduce the Beethoven Symphonies:

Thanks Paavo!  OK, I'm going to present these structural analyses in the form of Youtube "annotations" - my new toy.  The nice thing is I can also present some of my favorite video performances even if the analysis part is boring for you!  If you don't want to see my theme annotations you can just turn them off.  Or watch it twice?

Symphony No.1 in C Major, Op.21 (1800)

Movement 1 - Allegro con brio

Summary of annotations:

Introduction

Exposition

  Theme 1 (A, A1, A2)

  Theme 2 (A, A1, B, A2)

  Codetta

Exposition Repeat

Development

Recapitulation

  Theme 1 w variation (A, A1, A2)

  Theme 2 (A, A2, B, A2)

  Codetta

Coda

Movement 2 - Andante cantabile con moto

Exposition

  Theme 1 (Fugato)

  Theme 2 (A, A1, B, B1)

  Codetta

Exposition Repeat

Development

Recapitulation

  Theme 1 variation

  Theme 2 (A, A1, B, B1)

  Codetta

Coda

 

Performed by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen with Paavo Järvi, 2006.

(Analysed with the assistance of Robert Greenberg's Teaching Company Wordscore guide.)