Beethoven Unleashed: Symphonies No 4 and No 5

Beethoven Unleashed: As part of a special week of broadcasts, Kate Molleson dips into the archive of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to explore recent performances of Beethoven symphonies. And she talks to its chief conductor Thomas Dausgaard about his conception of 'Composer Roots', and how Beethoven's music emerged amidst the influence of his predecessors and contemporaries. In this evening's programme Symphonies 4 and 5 are discussed in terms of the Romanticism engendered by Beethoven along with contemporaries such as Eybler and Méhul.

Presented by Kate Molleson

CD Track
Eybler: Symphony No.2, mvt.2. Michael Hofstetter (conductor), Geneva Chamber Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Donald Runnicles
Recorded at Perth Concert Hall in 2013

8.05 INTERVAL
BBC SSO Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard discusses his concept of Composer Roots, and we hear some of the music that influenced Beethoven's musical personality.

CD Track
Mehul: Symphony No.1 in G minor. Marc Minkowski (conductor), Les Musiciens du Louvre

8.20 Part 2
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard
Recorded at City Halls, Glasgow, in 2016