Symphony No. 4 / No. 6 "Pastorale"

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 4 / No. 6 "Pastoral" is an album pairing of two symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1806 and 1808 respectively. Musically, the works exemplify Beethoven's middle period: the Fourth is comparatively classical in form and lyrical in character, while the Sixth is explicitly pastoral and programme-driven, employing rustic motifs, evocative orchestration and expanded structural ideas to depict scenes of rural life and nature.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
    11:33
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60: II. Adagio
    10:39
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60: III. Allegro vivace
    5:19
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    7:14
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": I. Allegro ma non troppo
    12:23
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": II. Andante molto mosso
    12:27
  7. 7.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": III. Allegro
    5:14
  8. 8.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": IV. Allegro
    4:05
  9. 9.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": V. Allegretto
    10:15

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