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Wolfgang Sawallisch
Staatskapelle Dresden

Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485, was written mainly in September 1816 and completed on October 3, 1816. It was finished six months after the completion of his previous symphony.

0:00 Allegro in B♭, in cut (2/2) time.
6:42 Andante con moto in E♭, in 6/8 time.
18:28 Menuetto. Allegro molto in G minor, in 3/4 time, with a Trio in G major.
23:29 Allegro vivace in B♭, in 2/4 time.