Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Philharmonia Orchestra & Otto Klemperer

Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8 are orchestral works by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1808 and 1812 respectively. They illustrate Beethoven's middle-period symphonic style, contrasting the Fifth's dramatic, motif-driven structure and relentless rhythmic drive with the Eighth's lighter, more playful demeanour and concise classical forms, and together they mark important stages in his development and in early 19th-century symphonic practice.

Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8 by Ludwig van Beethoven - album cover

First released: 1985

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1.
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
8:55
2.
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto - Più mosso - Tempo I
11:13
3.
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: III. Allegro
6:14
4.
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: IV. Presto
13:25
5.
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio
9:47
6.
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
4:28
7.
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di Menuetto
5:16
8.
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace
8:15