Beethoven Symphony No 6 Op 68

“The Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68”, also known as the Pastoral Symphony, is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven and completed in 1808. One of Beethoven's few works containing explicitly programmatic content, the symphony was first performed in the Theater an der Wien on 22 December 1808 in a four-hour concert.
Beethoven was a lover of nature who spent a great deal of his time on walks in the country. He frequently left Vienna to work in rural locations. The composer said that the Sixth Symphony is "more the expression of feeling than painting", a point underlined by the title of the first movement.
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.

Form

The symphony has five movements, rather than the four typical of symphonies of the Classical era. Beethoven wrote a programmatic title at the beginning of each movement:

1.Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside.          Allegro ma non troppo    F major

2. Scene by the brook      Andante molto mosso     B♭ major

3. Merry gathering of country folk.      Allegro         F major

4. Thunder, Storm.           Allegro         F minor

5. Shepherd's song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm.          Allegretto     F major

“Simfonia nr.6 in Fa Major, opus 68”, cunoscuta si ca  Simfonia Pastorala, este compusa de Ludvig van Beethoven si terminate in 1808. Una din putinele lucrari ale lui Beethoven cu un continut programmatic explicit, simfonia a fost cantata prima oara la 22 decembrie 1808 la Teatrul din Viena intr-un concert de patru ore.
Beethoven a fost un mare iubitor al naturii, care a petrecut mult timp in plimbari pe jos la tara. El parasea Viena in mod frecvent pentru a merge sa lucreze la tara. Compozitorul spunea ca Simfonia a sasea este “mai mult expresia unui sentimentdecat a unei picturi”, un punct de vedere subliniat de catre titlul primei miscari.
Primele schite ale simfoniei au aparut in 1802. A fost compusa in acelasi timp cu mai faimoasa si mai mandra Simfonie a cincea. Ambele simfonii au avut premiera intr-un indelung repetat  si interpretat concert, la Teatrul din Viena la 22 decembrie 1808.

Forma

Simfonia are 5 miscari, mai degraba decat cele 4 ale simfoniilor tipice din era clasica. Beethoven a scris cate un titlu programmatic la inceput de fiecare miscare:

1.Trezirea unor sentimente vesele la sosirea la tara. Allegro ma non troppo Fa major

2.Scena la parau. Andante molto mosso  Si bemol major

3.Adunarea bucuroasa a oamenilor la tara  Fa major

4.Tunet. Furtuna.   Allegro  Fa minor

5.Cantecul pastorului. Sentimente vesele si de multumire dupa furtuna. Allegretto Fa major

Instrumentation

The symphony is scored for the following instrumentation:

Woodwinds

1 piccolo (fourth movement only)

2 flutes

2 oboes

2 clarinets in B♭

2 bassoons

Brass

2 horns in F and B♭

2 trumpets in C and E♭ (third, fourth, and fifth movements only)

2 trombones (alto and tenor, fourth and fifth movements only)

Percussion

Timpani (fourth movement only)

Strings

Violins I, II

Violas

Cellos

Double basses