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Schicksal – Tschaikowskys Fünfte
The theme "Man and Fate" has fascinated many composers. Beethoven, for example, in his music for Goethe's drama "Egmont", in which a hero tries to achieve his country's freedom but tragically fails. In his fifth symphony, Tchaikovsky illuminates the tragedy of his emotional distress: A dark, murmuring motif runs through the work, for the composer an expression of "complete submission to fate." In between, a pearl of romantic concert literature yet to be discovered by many: Immediately after taking up his post as Düsseldorf music director, Schumann euphorically wrote his Cello Concerto - today a far too rarely performed work.
