In our new book, we observe that many of us of a certain age -- and many younger and older -- can trace our introduction to Beethoven via the 'Pastoral' section of Disney's Fantasia (a film that kept getting re-released every few years and was also shown on TV). If you haven't seen it in awhile, here's one of the best-known segments. The music for the storm section probably more dynamic than anything in a Hollywood flick today, though written in 1808:
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