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Beethoven's Fifth: still a 'threat to civilisation'?

In going for the extremity of Beethoven's music, conductor Riccardo Chailly and the Leipzig Gewandhaus orchestra prove the infamous symphony still has the power to shockDoes anyone really believe in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony any more? The problem with this iconic piece is precisely how successful it is in realising its trajectory of darkness to light, minor key to major, conflict to glory. But the symphony speaks differently to us today – all right, maybe to me – than it did in the past. T...

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16:06 on October 26 2011

Beethoven's Fifth: still a 'threat to civilisation'?

Guardian Music — In going for the extremity of Beethoven's music, conductor Riccardo Chailly and the Leipzig Gewandhaus orchestra prove the infamous symphony still has the power to shockD... more info