Symphony No. 5 Op. 60 - Ludwig van Beethoven 'Historical Recording - Ernest Ansermet, 1958'

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Composition Year: 1807-08
First Performance: 1808-12-22 in Vienna, Theater an der Wien Ad hoc orchestra, Ludwig van Beethoven (conductor)
Dedication: F. J. von Lobkowitz and Graf A. von Rasumovsky
Performers: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande • Ernest Ansermet - Conductor
Recorded: 1958
Recording quality: Medium 'Historical Recording 1958'
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00:01 1. Allegro con brio (C minor)
07:37 2. Andante con moto (A♭ major)
17:37 3. Scherzo. Allegro (C minor) - Trio (C major)
31:22 4. Allegro (C major)
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Work:
The Symphony No. 5 in C minor of Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 67, was written between 1804 and 1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in classical music and one of the most frequently played symphonies, and it is widely considered one of the cornerstones of western music. First performed in Vienna's Theater an der Wien in 1808, the work achieved its prodigious reputation soon afterward. E. T. A. Hoffmann described the symphony as "one of the most important works of the time". As is typical of symphonies during the Classical period, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony has four movements.
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History & Development:
The Fifth Symphony had a long development process, as Beethoven worked out the musical ideas for the work. The first "sketches" (rough drafts of melodies and other musical ideas) date from 1804 following the completion of the Third Symphony. Beethoven repeatedly interrupted his work on the Fifth to prepare other compositions, including the first version of Fidelio, the Appassionata piano sonata, the three Razumovsky string quartets, the Violin Concerto, the Fourth Piano Concerto, the Fourth Symphony, and the Mass in C. The final preparation of the Fifth Symphony, which took place in 1807–1808, was carried out in parallel with the Sixth Symphony, which premiered at the same concert.
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Beethoven was in his mid-thirties during this time; his personal life was troubled by increasing deafness. In the world at large, the period was marked by the Napoleonic Wars, political turmoil in Austria, and the occupation of Vienna by Napoleon's troops in 1805. The symphony was written at his lodgings at the Pasqualati House in Vienna. The final movement quotes from a revolutionary song by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
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Wikipedia: Extended biography: https://bit.ly/3HcMHVu
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ATTRIBUTION
Music contained in this video is licensed under: Public Domain, London Records, 1958.