It is music’s most famous motif, yet is only four notes, and the first three are exactly the same. Marin Alsop explains why Beethoven’s Fifth still captures the imagination after more than two centuries.
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PLEASE NOTE: Metro will perform major track work over the weekend of November 10-12. The work will begin at 10 p.m. Friday and continue through system closing on Monday.
Free shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains between the Grosvenor and Friendship Heights stations. Two stations will be closed – Medical Center and Bethesda. Customers using shuttle bus service should build an extra 30 minutes into their travel plans. |
BSO: Beethoven's Fifth
