Clarinet in the 7th !

[makir35]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8eig...eature=related

After 15 years of listening to the symphony and having it digest within my bloodstream all this time, I've noticed something not entirely obvious. Listen to the clarinet's melody in two places. First, from 14:16 to 14:44, and then from 32:14 to 32:43. I think there is a similarity between the two sections, and they are both almost exactly the same length (about 30 seconds). I especially like the clarinet's melodic line in the 4th movement section, as it's showing the way of the door to the effervescent spirit.

[Peter]

Thanks for posting that - always enjoy these Karajan dvds and was surprised by the number of hits that clip has had - 2,224,696. Concerning your point about the clarinets I don't see the connection between the two selections you made as one provides a harmonic background whilst in the 2nd movement the Clarinet clearly has an expressive melody - actually for most of the part you highlighted in the 4th movement the clarinets aren't playing, it is the other woodwind.