SYMPHONY No.5 in E major Op.177 (score)

Joachim Raff''s Fifth Symphony 'Lenore' op. 177, composed in 1872, reveals the composer as a representative of the middle ground between Neo-German aesthetics and the symphonic tradition. It owes its name to G. A. B''rger''s ballade, which is the programmatic basis of the final movement. Using this literary model, Raff oriented himself to the Berlioz 'program symphonies' and the Liszt symphonic-poem concept, on the one hand, but on the other, he let the three preceding movements follow traditional symphonic form. Raff conducted the 'Lenore' symphony''s premiere in December 1872 in a concert by the F''rstliche Hofkapelle in Sondershausen. The concert went to his satisfaction, although the audience evidently did not know what to make of the work: '[''] and the symphony [''] was played before this faintly musical party. Essentially for the greater glory of God and my edification, less for that of the said public, which seems to have been rather horrified by it.' His friend Hans von B''lo

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