Beethoven Symphony No 6 in F, Op 68 Pastorale

The Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, also known as the Pastoral Symphony (German Pastoral-Sinfonie), is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, and completed in 1808. One of Beethoven's few works containing explicitly programmatic content, the symphony was first performed in the Theater an der Wien on 22 December 1808 in a four hour concert. Beethoven was a lover of nature who spent a great deal of his time on walks in the country. He frequently left Vienna to work in rural locations. The first sketches of the Pastoral Symphony appeared in 1802. It was composed simultaneously with Beethoven's more famous—and more fiery—Fifth Symphony. Both symphonies were premiered in a long and under-rehearsed concert in the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 22 December 1808. The composer said that the Sixth Symphony is "more the expression of feeling than painting", a point underlined by the title of the first movement.            WIKIPEDIA


VIDEO: "Symphony No.6 in F Major. III. Lustiges Zusammnsein der Landleute. IV. Gewitter. Sturm. V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare. Gefule nach dem Sturm. ('Pastoral')" by St. Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra