Symphonies nos. 1 & 5

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & The Philadelphia Orchestra & Riccardo Muti

Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 is a recorded album of orchestral works by Ludwig van Beethoven, pairing his Symphony No. 1 (composed 1799–1800) with his Symphony No. 5 (composed 1804–1808). The release contrasts Beethoven's early Classical-rooted writing—clear formal structures and lighter orchestration influenced by Haydn and Mozart—with his more dramatic middle-period style characterised by intense rhythmic drive, motivic development and expanded orchestral textures, illustrating his pivotal role in the transition from Classical to Romantic symphonic practice.

Symphonies nos. 1 & 5 by Beethoven - album cover

First released: 1986

Classical

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1.
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
7:17
2.
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: II. Andante con moto
9:53
3.
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: III. Allegro
5:08
4.
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: IV. Allegro - Presto
10:31
5.
Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
8:44
6.
Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto
8:11
7.
Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace
3:30
8.
Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
5:23