Symphony No. 5 in C minor "Destiny", Op. 67

Creation time: 1805-1808

Premiere time: 1808

Obviously this work is the most prestigious of all Beethoven's symphonies, but the "Fifth Symphony" shows the scenes of the struggle between man and fate, nature and all unknown factors, making it transcend classicism. and romanticism in music, and became a more epic work than the Eroica Symphony. In the first movement, the Beethoven-like, percussive chords are often interpreted as "fate knocking on the door" (this is because many people were fooled by Schindler, who spread the rumor that Beethoven himself ("Fate is knocking on the door"), but such a motive can be seen in the introductions of many of Beethoven's works - such as "Fidelio Overture". The second movement is Beethoven's rare beautiful Andante, which sometimes has a sad tone, but is immediately pulled back to the tone of a somewhat military march by the wind instruments. The third movement is similar to those short, chamber-style scherzos favored by Beethoven. The cello duet was described by Berlioz as "an elephant dancing", but the joyful atmosphere at the end of the movement It was replaced by a dim and messy string ensemble, and the triumphal theme blown by the horn was the same as Beethoven's other "salvation" themes. The minor key was replaced by a bright major key. At the end of the fourth movement, the theme of the first movement was blown by the horn. Variations are considered by many musicologists to be the real "fate" theme. Obviously destiny here appears in music as a kind of fate, not just knocking on the door of a deaf musician.