Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6
Gulbenkian Orchestra / Giancarlo Guerrero
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Grand Auditorium Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationGulbenkian Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero Conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture, op. 62
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68, Pastoral
– Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside: Allegro ma non troppo
– Scene by the brook: Andante molto moto
– Merry gathering of country folk: Allegro
– Thunder, storm: Allegro
– Shepherd’s song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm: Allegretto
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In March 1807, Beethoven’s Coriolan overture was presented at a private première at the palace of Prince Franz Joseph von Lobkowitz. This programmatic piece follows the structure of the eponymous tragedy of Heinrich Joseph von Collin, an Austrian poet, playwright and diplomat. In turn, Symphony No. 6, Pastoral, was completed in 1808 and was composed almost simultaneously with the equally famous 5th Symphony. It is one of Beethoven’s few works that follow an explicit programmatic narrative, a hymn of gratitude to Nature, a particularly inspiring element for the German composer.
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