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RE: I caught that one on cable a while back.

Posted by user510 on August 12, 2012 at 13:39:28:
I recall that some of the reviewers (Ebert & Roper) gave the movie some discussion.

What I liked about the film was the way the movie puts focus, with a sharp lens, on the 2nd (Funeral March) and 3rd (scherzo) movements. Camera panning from musician to observer, musician to conductor (LVB), panning to the period instruments and all the while allowing the music to breathe..... and for the viewer to hear and see. Almost like stepping through time back to that scene. Almost.

So after watching this scene I went through my various copies of 3rd symphonies that I have on hand. The closest I could come to the pace and intensity of the film performance was one I have by Von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmoniker. I can't find a date for the performance on the Lp jacket, but figure it to be early sixties by the photo of Karajan. (Middle aged). But none of the 3rd symphonies I have recordings of feature period instruments like the ones in the film.

Beethoven's 3rd symphony (Opus 55) is one of my favorite symphonies of all time. That's probably why I was willing to tune in. It might be a nice DVD to own but online prices I've seen are a bit high. Next time it shows I'll record it to the DVR and then burn a DVD copy.

-Steve