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The Fifth Symphony Video(VHS/DVD). The more one knows about Beethoven’s music, the less necessary is it to say anything. By this time, students should understand the relationship between Beethoven’s deafness and his composition, his use of sudden contrasts and about-faces, his mastery of the orchestra, his handling of melody, variation, development, transition, and recapitulation. Suffice it, then, to conclude this series with a performance of the complete Symphony Number 5 in C minor, performed by the New Philharmonia Orchestra under the direction of Daniel Barenboim. (56 minutes)
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