A journey into interstellar space with a performance of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, First Movement by the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. The film celebrates the ‘Golden Record’ sent into space on Voyager 1, on the fortieth anniversary of its launch. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony was one of the pieces on the ‘Golden Record’ and the recording sent into space was of the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer.
