Beethoven in D Major

Show & Culture

The two works on the program have the power to bring you joy, not only because they are in D major, a key associated with celebration and triumph. The Violin Concerto, a pillar of the violin repertoire, is renowned for its beauty. Despite Beethoven's overwhelming realization that he was losing his hearing, he manages to maintain a certain optimism in his Symphony No. 2. As Hector Berlioz noted in his review 200 years ago, everything is cheerful in this symphony.