Beethoven: Symphony No. 5; Gossec: Symphony a 17 parties - Francois-Xavier Roth, Les Siecles

François-Xavier Roth - Conductor

Les Siècles

‘From darkness to light’ . . . ‘Thus Fate knocks at the door’: what with alleged quotations from the composer and the wildest Romantic interpretations, it would be impossible to enumerate all the commentaries that have accompanied ‘The Fifth’ ever since its premiere. So, what if we simply went back to the original score? What if we accepted the idea that, in a context influenced by the French Revolution (as embodied by the brilliant Gossec), it was Beethoven’s music itself that was totally revolutionary, as François-Xavier Roth and his orchestra Les Siècles like to remind us?



Choix France Musique
Ludwig van Beethoven [1770-1827]
Symphonie Nr.5, op. 67
C-Moll / Ut mineur / C minor

1I. Allegro con brio 6'56
2II. Andante con moto, piu moto, tempo I 9'02
3III. Allegro 5'12
4IV. Allegro, Tempo I (scherzo), Allegro, Sempre più Allegro, Presto 10'33

François-Joseph Gossec

Symphonie à dix-sept parties, RH64
F-Dur / Fa majeur / F major

5I. Maestoso - Allegro molto 6'10
6II. Larghetto 5'51
7III. Menuet 6'25
8IV. Allegro molto 4'26