On September 5, 1857, Franz Liszt's "Faust Symphony" was premiered in Weimar, Germany, during the dedication of the Goethe and Schiller Monument. In this choral symphony, inspired by Goethe's "Faust," Liszt creates musical portraits of the three main protagonists: Faust, Gretchen, and Mephistopheles. "I think most musicians would agree with me that this Faust Symphony is one of the monumental works of the whole Romantic Movement." -Leonard Bernstein, Young People's Concerts: Liszt and the Devil,

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Florence Price made history with her groundbreaking Symphony in E minor. 🎶 It was the first symphony by a Black woman to be performed by a major American orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1933. Here the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra performs its finale, under the baton of Jamie Phillips at Classic FM Live in 2023. | Classic FM