Ask Dave: Why is it a bad thing to hear the clarinets at the start of Beethovens Fifth? @DavesClassicalGuide
Ask Dave: Why is it a bad thing to hear the clarinets at the start of Beethovens Fifth? @DavesClassicalGuide
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A classical "newbie" asks: "I am a newbie to classical music, so [this] might be a silly question: but why being able to hear the clarinets which are written into the piece is a bad thing?
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