Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)
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The Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1804 and 1808. It is one of the best-known of all symphonies and one of the most frequently played. First
Portrait of Beethoven by W.J. Mähler ca.1804, the year the composer began work on the Fifth Symphony
The Theater an der Wien as it appeared in the early 19th century
The opening bars, in the composer's hand (1807)
E. T. A. Hoffmann
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Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic and artist. His short story "The Sandman" is seen as a pioneering work of hor
Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)
…symphonies and one of the most frequently played. First performed in Vienna in 1808, the work achieved its strong critical reputation not long afterward; E. T. A. Hoffmann described it as "one of the most important works of the time". The 5th Symphony has 4 movements. It begins with a distinctive 4-note "short-short-short-long…
Self-portrait
Hoffmann's portrait of Kapellmeister Kreisler
Grave of E. T. A. Hoffmann. Translated, the inscription reads: E. T. W. Hoffmann, born on 24 January 1776, in Königsberg, died on 25 June 1822, in Berlin, Councillor of the Court of Justice, excellent in his office, as a poet, as a musician, as a painter, dedicated by his friends.
Statue of "E. T. A. Hoffmann and his cat" in Bamberg