Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.

It was while finishing his Second Symphony that Ludwig van Beethoven wrote the "Heiligenstadt Testament," a letter to his brothers that was never sent. In it, he told of his despair over his loss of hearing.
It was a desperate time, but Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D Major, opus 36 is happy and humorous.
Beethoven clearly found strength in music. In fact, in the "Heiligenstadt Testament" he writes, "I would have ended my life. Only my art held me back. It seemed to me impossible to leave the world until I had produced all that I felt was within me."
Could there be any stronger motivation, and inspiration than that?
"This Symphony is smiling throughout," observed the composer Hector Berlioz, continuing, "Everything is noble, energetic, proud."

The first movement is marked "Adagio molto – Allegro con brio" (Very slow, then Fast with verve). Let's hear how Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen turn those directions into sound.

Deutsche Welle and Unitel Classica present Estonian conductor Paavo Järvi, conductor of the year 2019, and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, recorded at the Beethovenfest in Bonn.

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