[Dixielandjazz] Swingin' Beethoven?

[Bill Gunter]

Hi Listmates,

Dave Richoux asks:

>a listener called me during my show to ask if I knew the Beethoven 
>composition that had a particularly distinctive "swing" rhythm or 
>syncopation to it. He said he had heard it a few years ago on another 
>station but did not catch the name.

>Any Ideas?

For some reason this reminded me of the fact that Von B's Symphony number 7 
is known as the "rhythmic symphony." I'm gonna go listen to it again right 
now and see if anything "jazzy" emerges. You never know . . . I do recall 
hearing a performance conducted by Kurt Mazur that (at least to me) really 
swung!

Other than that, nothing in particular comes to mind.

Respectfully submitted,

Bill "Love the Von" Gunter
jazzboard@hotmail.com

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