The Pastoral Symphony
: A Lecture

Francis Albou, Associate Professor of Musicology

In his Sixth Symphony, known as the “Pastoral,” Beethoven expresses his love of nature: the murmur of a stream, birdsong, a village festival, and the rumble of a thunderstorm all follow one another before calm is restored. Francis Albou invites you to discover this work, in which landscapes become emotions, and to better understand the unique place it holds in the composer’s oeuvre.