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The opening four notes of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 are the most iconic in all of music. There’s an apocryphal story that Beethoven called those four notes “fate knocking at the door.” But the very ...

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor is the very definition of iconic. A four-note sequence that's repeated throughout the first movement makes for one of the most famous openings in classical music.

L. v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 L. v. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, Op.73, "Emperor" ...

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