Original title: Symphony No.5 in D minor.

Scoring: orchestra. Composition date: 1829-30.

Composed for the tercentenary of the Augsburg Confession and first performed in Berlin on 15 November... Read more

Original title: Symphony No.5 in D minor.

Scoring: orchestra. Composition date: 1829-30.

Composed for the tercentenary of the Augsburg Confession and first performed in Berlin on 15 November 1832. The finale uses Luther’s chorale Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott. Its high symphony number reflects posthumous publication order.

I. Andante - Allegro con fuoco
II. Allegro vivace
III. Andante
IV. Choral `Ein` feste Burg ist unser Gott`: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace - Allegro maestoso

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