11/11 Symphony No. 4, Pt 2 (Analysis, Kleiber)

(Kandinsky Boogie)

Beethoven, Symphony 4, Movements III and IV (continued from yesterday)
Now we're gonna boogie...

Movement III

Minuet 1

-A Jagged rhythmic motifs w chromatic middle phrase

-A 2nd time

-B - Jagged motif now in Db followed by fugal counterpoint

-A1 - bigger version with add'l arching figures and tutti cadence

-B, 2nd time (jagged, counterpoint)

-A1 , 2nd time

Trio 1 - slower

-C - rustic winds

-D - bassoon and horns join in

-C1 w trilling strings and thicker orchestration

Minuet 2

Trio 2

Coda (Minuet 3)

-A1 - Joyous conclusion to set the mood for riotous final movement

Movement IV

Exposition

-Theme 1 in Bb

--Pt 1 - scurrying strings start off high and low

--Pt 2 - partner harmony melody

--Pt 3 - lyric motif is inverted previous motif

--Pt 4 - tutti into closed cadence

-Modulating Bridge - arpeggios

-Theme 2 in F

--A - oboe and flute melody

--A1 - low strings counter subject

--B - winds motif alternates w string phrase

--C - tutti, leading into theme 1 motif variations tutti syncopations

-Cadence phrase

--Pt 1 - theme 2 motifs

--Pt 2 - Accents ending into F Major closed cadence

Exposition Repeat

Development

-Pt 1 - quiet Theme 1 motifs build

-Pt 2 - false climax

-Pt 3 - modulating from G minor to foriegn keys

-Pt 4 - Theme 1 motifs re-emerge

-Pt 5 - 2nd false climax

-Pt 6 - energy drops to prepare for bassoon cadenza

Recapitulation

-Theme 1, abbreviated

-Modulating Bridge, extended

-Theme 2 winds theme

--A, A1

--B

--C

-Cadence

--Pt 1 - Theme 2 var

--Pt 2 - accented tuttis

Coda

-Pt 1 - quiet Theme 1

-Pt 2 w Clarinet and Bassoon solo 2, dramatic tutti leading to another...

-Pt 3 - ...last go around

-Pt 4 - winds and strings play quiet Theme 1 motifs, a pregnant pause before final tutti...

I really love the 4th movement - it's like an unlimited energy source!

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