Beethoven symphonies No 4 & 6

Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, the "Pastoral", is a wonderfully evocative portrait of the composer's feelings and emotions on visiting the countryside. It is a key work that set a precedent for many 19th century descriptive works by composers such as Berlioz, Mendelssohn and Liszt.

The Fourth Symphony, although less well-known, is a joyous work which marks a return to the more compact, Haydnesque style that Beethoven adopted before his revolutionary Third Symphony, the "Eroica"