Watch Beethoven, Symphonies No. 5 & No. 6 - Gustavo Dudamel, Orquesta Sinf

The Romanticists of the 19th century were fascinated by nature, by its fearsome power and its sublime beauty. Beethoven was very much one of their number. His intense passion for nature is evident throughout his writings and musical compositions, and his companion Fifth and Sixth Symphonies represent two extremely powerful yet strikingly contrasting musical realizations of this passion.