Beethoven's Fifth

Sometimes the future we imagine for ourselves changes and we’re not ready. Before composing his Fifth Symphony, Beethoven was confronting worsening hearing loss and a personal crisis that nearly caused him to give up. Instead, he continued to write. His Fifth Symphony begins with a terse four-note opening representing Fate knocking at his door, then moves through struggle and uncertainty before transforming into one of music’s most exhilarating conclusions. Hear H+H take on this triumphant work and discover what can emerge when the path ahead looks nothing like the one you imagined.