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The OAE is much more than one of the world's pre-eminent period instrument ensembles. It works regularly with conductors who specialise in both early music and the modern repertoire, and has explored the work of composers from Bach to Mahler, Handel to Borodin. Da, da da daaaa. You already know what piece of music we’re talking about. There are not many symphonies where you can write down a few letters and know the reader will instantly know exactly what work you mean - and that is perhaps part of the reason why Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is simply one of the most famous pieces of music ever written. Here’s it is partnered with two of Beethoven’s lighter, more sprightly symphonies, Nos.1 and 8. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment website.

Creatives/Company

Company: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor: Ivan Fischer
Music: Beethoven