Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 | Orquesta Reino de Aragón

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 I. Allegro con brio II. Andante con moto III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio IV. Allegro Orquesta Reino de Aragón Conductor: Ricardo Casero The Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, also known as the Fate Symphony (German: Schicksalssinfonie), is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven 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. It begins with a distinctive four-note “short-short-short-long“ motif (“ta ta ta taaa“), often charac
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