Walter Murphy A Fifth of Beethoven

“A Fifth Of Beethoven“ 1976 enhanced performance by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band took place at New Rock Concert, Longhorn Theater in Hollywood, CA on August 21, 1976. The disco instrumental is the most popular use of classical music in pop music history. A Fifth Of Beethoven (Remastered) was adapted from the famous first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976 and was made famous when included in the Seventies disco film Saturday Night Fever starring John Travola.