Nathalie Stutzmann Atlanta Symphony Orchestra BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 2 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 It's a Beethoven Festival! This time, Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann and the acclaimed Atlanta Symphony Orchestra show opposite sides of this watershed composer: Beethoven the tempest and Beethoven the humorist. It's hard to argue with the enduring popularity of the stormy Fifth Symphony; it grabs you by the collar and keeps you riveted from start to finish. But the same composer, that scowling, hotheaded genius portrayed in 19th-century paintings, imbued his Second Symphony with genial wit and good cheer. Savor the lesser-known Second Symphony side by side with the rocket-fueled Fifth. And leave the concert hall with a tune in your heart.
