Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, the "Pastoral" | Bernard Haitink & Berlin Phi...

Bernard Haitink and Berlin Philharmonic perform Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F major op. 68, the “Pastoral," at the Festspielhaus Baden Baden, 2015. Beethoven composed his 6th Symphony about nature in 1807 and 1808. The Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 has five movements, not four, and along with the usual tempo indications, Beethoven gave them descriptive headings too. The Sixth, known as the “Pastoral," begins with "Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countr yside," to be taken at an "Allegro ma non troppo" speed (fast but not exceedingly so).