tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290152190457552426.post4483250222584782597..comments2024-03-21T05:28:43.658-04:00Comments on Pressing Issues: Sunday Morning in the Church of BeethovenGreg Mitchell http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627773627527089158noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290152190457552426.post-46483807184468991942013-04-28T14:20:14.743-04:002013-04-28T14:20:14.743-04:00Not only does the opening theme of the Fantasia re...Not only does the opening theme of the Fantasia resemble the choral "Ode to Joy" theme of the Ninth Symphony of course, but the choral writing from 16:40 to the conclusion of the video greatly foreshadows the "Und der Cherub steht vor Gott" line from the "Ode to Joy". LvB introduces the theme of the final movement with the theme played by the double basses; the first orchestral instruments one hears in the Fantasia are also double basses.Laurence Glavinnoreply@blogger.com