NPR

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67

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") ...
NPR

Beethoven's Best: The Ultimate 5th Symphony

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony — with its famous, jolting first four-notes — broke expressive ground and overturned many of the formal concepts on which the classical symphony had been based. The scoring ...
The New York Times

This Is How to Do a Beethoven Symphony Cycle

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Beethoven at 250 | Critic’s Notebook John Eliot Gardiner’s period-instrument survey at Carnegie Hall was a reintroduction to some of the world’s most ...
Classic FM

Musician spectacularly synchronises his Christmas light display with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

It was Christmas AND a great composer’s birthday, and this guy knew just how to celebrate. YouTuber Tom BetGeorge has formerly found fame with his spectacular Christmas light displays – just check out ...