The program book, with notes by Beethoven biographer Jan Swafford, pulled significant weight in that regard. I will never truly be objective about Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral.” It appears in ...

Born on December 17, 1770, Beethoven ... Symphony No. 3 is weaved in E flat major, while 'B flat major', 'C minor', 'F major', 'A major' and 'F major' have been used in 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th ...