Sounds Magnificent - The Story of the Symphony: Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C Minor and Symphony No. 7 in A Major

by André Previn / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

In this fascinating series of films, "Sounds Magnificent: The Story of the Symphony," Andre Previn conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in some of the most popular works from the concert repertoire--symphonies by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich. Each program is introduced by Andre Previn, who discusses the piece to be performed and the lives of the composers who created these masterpieces by giving illustrations of aspects of their music with a variety of orchestral excerpts. Image Entertainment is proud to bring you another in this series: Beethoven's "Symphony Nos. 5 & 7."