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)
Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
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The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is a choral symphony, the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna on 7 May 1824. The s
Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)
…movement is unusual for Beethoven, though there are several precedents in Mozart and Haydn's work, and Beethoven himself continued the practice in his 9th Symphony and last piano sonata. The 5th Symphony finale is written in an unusual variant of sonata form: at the end of the development section, the music halts…
19th-century lithograph by Carl Offterdinger, depicting the premiere of the 9th Symphony. Beethoven stands in the center.
Theater am Kärntnertor in 1830
Portrait of Beethoven in 1824, the year his Ninth Symphony was premiered. He was almost completely deaf by the time of its composition.
Caroline Unger, who sang the contralto part at the first performance and is credited with turning Beethoven to face the applauding audience