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Topic: Beethoven Concerto No. 4 or No. 5? (Read 1297 times)

yellowcat12345

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Beethoven Concerto No. 4 or No. 5?

on: July 18, 2015, 07:22:18 AM

Which Beethoven Piano Concerto do you prefer - No.4 Op. 58 or No. 5 Op. 73 (Emperor)? And why?

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le_poete_mourant

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Re: Beethoven Concerto No. 4 or No. 5?

Reply #1 on: July 19, 2015, 08:15:05 AM

You might as well ask a parent which child they prefer. Although here you may have more success getting people to debate such an unanswerable question.

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pytheamateur

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Re: Beethoven Concerto No. 4 or No. 5?

Reply #2 on: July 19, 2015, 10:37:51 AM

Quote from: yellowcat12345 on July 18, 2015, 07:22:18 AM

Which Beethoven Piano Concerto do you prefer - No.4 Op. 58 or No. 5 Op. 73 (Emperor)? And why?

I don't like the 5th. The title puts me off: I believe in democracy and I'm a republican. On the other hand 4 is an unlucky number in Chinese superstition: it sounds like "death". The question it boils down to is a philosophical one: whether my belief in democracy as a universal guarantee of a better society trumps my nationalistic sentiments.

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Beethoven - Sonata in C sharp minor, Op 27 No 12
Chopin - Fantasie Impromptu, Nocturn in C sharp minor, Op post
Brahms - Op 118, Nos 2 & 3

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