Beethoven's Symphony No.5
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Beethoven's Symphony No.5
Beethoven's Symphony No. 5
The Symphony of Destiny
Beethoven's 5th Symphony in C minor, op. 67 is rightly considered a natural continuation of Symphony No. 3, "Eroica", because they both approache the same themes and it expresses the relationship between particular and general. The name under which it sometimes circulated, " The Symphony of Destiny ", is linked to the words of Anton Felix Schindler, his biographer, who, invoking an explanation given by the composer referring to the first bars in Part I of the fifth symphony, stated: " So pocht das Schicksal an die Pforte! " (That's how destiny knocks on your door).
Significantly relevant is the chronicle written for this symphony at the January 1st 1841 concert: " Beethoven's symphony in C minor had closed the programme. Let us be silent! How often we hear it in public, but also in our deepest self, and how it projects its force upon all people of all ages, just like the great natural phenomena, which leave us in awe every time they appear. This symphony alike, will still resound centuries to come, for as long as there will be man and music. "
In his Symphony No. 5, Beethoven achieved an unprecedented degree of unity and coherence through the use of a short musical phrase called a "motive" which recurs a number of times throughout the piece. That is also the highlight of the whole symphony piece.
Like the other symphonies, it has a total of four movements:
Allegro con brio
It displays uniqueness through its sonata structure and a theme constructed with a rhythmical-melodic cell of just four notes, which is also the key motif of the entire symphony
The generating motif of this part also appeared in other works, either in the composer's creation (sonata Appassionata), or in Mozart or Haydn's works.
Andante con moto
It has a lyrical theme with a hymnal resonance, even festive, permanently...
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