Watch a full orchestral performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 (1st movement) from BBC NOW.

Although the Fifth Symphony is considered one of Beethoven's greatest musical works, at the time of its premiere the composer's contemporaries were still smitten with his Third Symphony (the "Eroica") ...

The Beethoven 9 as we explore the world of Beethoven through the lens of his symphonies with renowned classical biographer Jan Swafford. Each month is dedicated to a different symphony. Each week ...

It's one of the most famous musical passages ever written. Ludwig van Beethoven starts his Fifth Symphony with four percussive notes, then spends the next four movements inventing new ways to make ...

Ludwig van Beethoven performed Symphony No. 5, perhaps the world's most famous musical composition, for the first time in public in Vienna on this day in history, Dec. 22, 1808. Among other incredible ...

Christoph Eschenbach says Beethoven's 5th Symphony is not at all enjoyable: It's relentlessly aggressive. The Philadelphia Orchestra is onstage at Philadelphia's Verizon Hall to play the Symphony No.

19th-century orchestral grandeur meets the cavernous Printworks London for an immersive concert experience unlike any other... Written at the start of the 19th century, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C ...

A famous work of classical music makes an unexpected appearance in the fifth instalment of the Indiana Jones film series. We explain why... The 91-year-old film music great has composed over two hours ...

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