In Fairbanks Beethoven’s 5th has become synonymous with running.
(How they maintain steam during the Andante con moto, I’m sure I don’t know.)
10 April 2009
The Race Is Not Always to the Tightly Motivic
Courtesy of Our Man in Vermont:
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
Karl, perhaps the Arctic Chamber Orchestra adopts Beethoven's metronome markings, making the Andante very much con moto. ;-)
More reasonably, the quoted's understanding of "Beethoven's Fifth" is the first movement only.
Hadn't considered that, Paul . . . this time of year in Boston, we think longer-term running ; )
Post a Comment