Symphony No. 5
Di tre re
byArthur Honegger
The composer in 1928
Composed	1950 (1950)
Dedication	Natalie Koussevitzky Foundation
Performed	9 March 1951 (1951-03-09): Boston
Movements	three

TheSymphony No. 5 by Swiss composerArthur Honegger is a three-movement work fororchestra written in the autumn of 1950. Its subtitleDi tre re (of the three Ds) is a reference to the D (re) played by the solotimpani and basses at the end of each movement. It was commissioned by theNatalie Koussevitzky Foundation and first performed on 9 March 1951 by theBoston Symphony Orchestra underCharles Munch.^[1]

Honegger's Fifth Symphony is a three-movement work with a total running time of about 22 minutes. Its three movements are marked:

1. Grave (approx. 7'20")
2. Allegretto - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio - Allegretto (approx. 9'00")
3. Allegro marcato (approx. 5'30")

This symphony is published by Éditions Salabert.

Recordings of this symphony include full sets of Honegger's five symphonies performed by:

• theCzech Philharmonic Orchestra underSerge Baudo (Supraphon, 1994)
• theSuisse Romande Orchestra underFabio Luisi (Cascavelle, 2001)
• theToulouse Capitole Orchestra underMichel Plasson (EMI Classics, 2004)
• theBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra underCharles Dutoit (Apex, 2006)

Additional recordings of this symphony include:

• the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Charles Munch (RCA Victor Red Seal and Gold Seal, 1992)
• Orchestre National de France conducted by Charles Munch, recorded June 1964^[2]
• theDanish National Symphony Orchestra underNeeme Järvi (Chandos, 1994)
• theOrchestre Lamoureux underIgor Markevitch (recorded 1957, DG Originals, 1997)
• theVienna Philharmonic Orchestra underErnest Ansermet (Andante, 2003)
• theRIAS Symphony Orchestra underIgor Markevitch (Audite, 2010)

• Symphonies by Arthur Honegger
• 1950 compositions
• Music commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky or the Koussevitzky Music Foundation

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