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DAY 4

CELEBRATED WORKS

Symphony No. 5 in C minor

BY LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, 1808

In the entire history of music on planet Earth, there might not be any composition more renowned than the tour de force that is Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. A commanding exhibition of power, majesty, accessibility, and sophistication, it towers as a testament to the magnificent possibilities of structured sound. Having said that, by no means is there universal consent that the work is even Beethoven’s finest accomplishment, but such is the subjective nature of ...

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