5th Symphony Concert

In contrast to the First Symphony, Ludwig van Beethoven clearly sharpened his own profile with his "Second": the more mature Mozart and no longer the antiquated Haydn shines through here as a source of inspiration. With this work, Beethoven finally marked the turning point from the cheerful and carefree Classical period to the emotional and melancholy early Romanticism. His contemporaries initially reacted with irritation to this transitional wor...