Beethoven Symphony No. 4

Beethoven often gets the reputation of being a composer of
extreme seriousness, shaking his fist at the heavens while
dealing with a litany of medical ailments and heartbreak, and
there is some truth to that as well. But the 4th symphony, a very
strange and mysterious introduction aside, is a piece of almost
unadulterated joy. It is another side of Beethoven: bouncy,
funny, silly, and quite simply, happy. How and why did he write
such a happy symphony? How does music become “happy?” Join us to
find out..