In Reply to: But the last two chords in the Pastoral are marked fortissimo posted by Chris from Lafayette on August 31, 2016 at 11:48:07:
That isn't the climax. Actually, the last note is a rest with a fermata.....so it ends in silence.
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- yes, but - TGR 08/31/1611:54:40 08/31/16 (5)
- Still more - Chris from Lafayette 12:39:50 08/31/16 (2)
- You mean rests are not notes? - TGR 13:11:33 08/31/16 (1)
- So when you listen to the end of the Pastoral Symphony on a recording. . . - Chris from Lafayette 15:22:51 08/31/16 (0)
- More - Chris from Lafayette 12:35:16 08/31/16 (0)
- I never said it was the climax - it's very Brucknerian however [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 12:27:40 08/31/16 (0)