THE 5TH MOVEMENT I, A Battle Brewing
You know Beethoven\u2019s Fifth Symphony. You\u2019ve heard it in films, advertisements, parodied in Saturday morning cartoons and disco-ized in Saturday Night Fever. The Fifth Symphony is a given, so much so that it blends into the background. You know this piece, but how well? Of all the symphonies of the bewigged classical "greats," why is this one still stuck in our heads over two centuries later?\nTo answer these questions, we\u2019re giving Beethoven\u2019s famous symphony the same treatment we give to pop songs. And we\u2019re doing so with the help of an orchestra that\u2019s been performing this piece since 1842, the New York Philharmonic.\nIn Movement I, we hear how the famous opening notes of the symphony aren't just melody: they\u2019re the main character in a drama that will unfold over four movements.\nFeaturing:\nFrank Huang, Violin\nAnthony McGill, Clarinet\nSherry Sylar, Oboe\nRecording of The New York Philharmonic performing Beethoven\u2019s Symphony No. 5 conducted by Jaap van Zweden used by permission from Decca Gold.\nNew episodes of our four-part miniseries The 5th drop every Tuesday and Friday starting September 8th.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices