Beethoven eventually became completely deaf, which made him lonely and unable to hear his own music, possibly contributing to his grim expression in pictures.
Recording & Production
This album is a radio play by Susanne Grünig about Beethoven's 5th Symphony, directed by Janine Lüttmann.
Compositional Technique
The piccolo flute, a small instrument that can play very high, radiant notes, joins the 5th Symphony only in the finale to add necessary brilliance.
Composer Biography
Ludwig van Beethoven, the composer of the 5th Symphony, was born in Bonn am Rhein 250 years ago and had a difficult childhood with a strict father.
Composition History
Beethoven's 5th Symphony was first publicly performed in Vienna in 1808 during a very cold winter, in an unheated theater.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Beethoven, known for writing very romantic love letters, often used the oboe for romantic musical passages.
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