Nothing I said could do this justice, please just enjoy. #HopeYouLikeIt   7

jovisgoesnuts 30 Nov 2014

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".   1

nosajholt 9 Sep 2014