{"id":44899,"date":"2024-07-06T18:43:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T16:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7d099875-ff15-4818-b21d-25adad508460"},"modified":"2024-07-06T19:36:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T17:36:07","slug":"beethovens-fifth-symphony-the-iconic-work-that-begins-with-fates-hammer-blows-and-never-looks-back","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/beethovens-fifth-symphony-the-iconic-work-that-begins-with-fates-hammer-blows-and-never-looks-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony: the iconic work that begins with Fate’s hammer blows – and never looks back"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Saturday, 06 July 2024 at 16:43 PM<\/p>

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The four notes that open the Fifth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven<\/strong><\/a> have a claim to being the most famous musical motto ever written. \u2018Fate knocking at the door\u2019, is how Beethoven is reported to have described the theme to his secretary and (not entirely reliable) biographer, Anton Schindler.<\/p>