Saturday music spot: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, 1st movement

At the time Beethoven wrote the Fifth symphony he was not well off.

There is a story that his cleaning lady gave notice because she had not been paid regularly.

"But you cannot leave me," the maestro is supposed to have said. "You are my inspiration!"

"I am YOUR inspiraction?" she replied, and began to laugh.

" Ha ha ha, HA! Ha ha ha, HA!"

Okay, the symphony is better than the joke ...

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