Description
The Symphonies No. 6 in F major “Pastoral”, op 68 and No. 8 in F major, op 93 have been composed and premiered together, on 22 December 1808 at the Theater an der Wien, during a marathon concert that lasted more than 4 hours and was organized as a farewell concert to Vienna (Beethoven was supposed to leave the capital for Kassel, to join the court of Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia. But the project was cancelled at the last minute).
The evening program included Beethoven’s “Great Symphony” in C minor and a Symphony titled “Memories of life at the countryside” in F major, in the reverse numerical order that the one we know today. But when the scores were published by Breitkopf & Hartel in April 1809, they were given their final number.
The Paris Opera Orchestra
A coproduction Opéra national de Paris - Telmondis
In association with ARTE France and M_MEDIA /ClassicAll TV
With the support of Pierre Bergé, patron of the symphonic concerts of the Paris Opera Orchestra and of the Orange Foundation, patron of the audiovisual broadcasts of the Paris OperaWith the support of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée
Director: Vincent Massip
© Opéra national de Paris - Telmondis - 2015Picture: ©Jean-François Leclercq / OnP
Description
1st movement
00:00:01
2nd movement
00:12:45
3rd movement
00:25:15
4th movement
00:30:25
5th movement
00:34:10
Creatives
Music Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor