Oeuvre: Symphonie no. 5 en ut mineur, Op.67

Beethoven's achievements were huge; he composed the greatest symphony cycle ever, as well as string quartets, piano sonatas and concertos which all broke new ground.

Le maestro italien évoque sa relation avec le cycle épique des symphonies de Beethoven, de ses interprétations avec le Gewandhausorchester de Leipzig à celles de la Filarmonica della Scala.

In December 1808, Ludwig van Beethoven staged an ambitious fundraising concert at the Theater an der Wien: four hours in length and containing four premieres!