Symphony No. 5

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Columbia Symphony Orchestra & Bruno Walter

Symphony No. 5 is the fifth symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, completed and first performed in 1808. The work features a distinctive four-note opening motif and dramatic contrasts of dynamics, rhythm and orchestration, employing sonata-allegro forms and extended developmental techniques that bridge the Classical and emerging Romantic traditions in Beethoven's middle period.
First released: 2003

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 "Fate": I. Allegro con brio
    6:27
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 "Fate": II. Andante con moto
    10:53
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 "Fate": III. Scherzo. Allegro
    5:47
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 "Fate": IV. Finale. Allegro
    9:38
  5. 5.
    Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
    8:03
  6. 6.
    Egmont, Op. 84: Overture
    8:03
  7. 7.
    Bruno Walter in Rehearsal
    22:42

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