The Symphony No. 5 by Swiss composer
Arthur Honegger is a three-movement work for orchestra written in the autumn of 1950. Its subtitle Di tre re is a reference to the D (re) played by the solo timpani and basses at the end of each movement. It was commissioned by the Natalie Koussevitzky Foundation and first performed on March 9, 1951, by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Charles Munch.
Honegger's Fifth Symphony is a three-movement work with a total running time of about 22 minutes. Its three movements are marked:
This symphony is published by Éditions Salabert.
Recordings of this symphony include full sets of Honegger's five symphonies performed by:
