Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (Arr. LISZT)

0:00 I. Allegro con brio – 2/4 6:21 II. Andante con moto – 3/8, Ab major 14:31 III. Scherzo. Allegro – 3/4, C minor, C major 19:18 IV. Allegro, Presto – 4/4, C major The Symphony No. 5 in C minor of Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 67, was written between 1804–1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in classical music, and one of the most frequently played symphonies. 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». The symphony consists of four movements. The first movement is Allegro con brio; the second movement is Andante con moto; the third movement is a Scherzo Allegro; the fourth movement is Allegro.