Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique

Hear musical depictions of bird song, a rowdy country dance, a wild thunderstorm, and partying peasants just as Beethoven’s 1808 audience would have at the “Pastoral” Symphony's premiere. The period instruments of the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique enhance the richly detailed orchestration, so string textures are transparent, winds and brass piquant, and timpani—especially in the storm music—have visceral punch. Beethoven's Symphony No. 7—a joyously propulsive masterpiece—will lift you from your seat, especially when those natural horns lead the charge in the finale. Part of: Weekends at Carnegie Hall, All Beethoven, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, and Beethoven Celebration Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique is also performing February 19, February 20, February 21, and February 24. Sir John Eliot Gardiner is also performing February 18, February 19, February 20, February 21, and February 24. Performers Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Artistic Director and Conductor Program ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Symphony No. 7