Walter Murphy – A Fifth of Beethoven

Massive Garage anthem which has been and will continue to rock the NYC disco scene for years.

Walter Anthony Murphy, Jr. is a pianist, composer, and arranger who had a massive hit with the instrumental, “A Fifth of Beethoven“, a disco adaptation of some passages of the first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, in 1976,  managing to top the top 100 and was subsequently featured on the best-selling soundtrack to “Saturday Night Fever”.

It was also a big underground hit for Soulwax on the As heard on Series, bringing this track to a new generation.

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Walter Murphy – A Fifth of Beethoven

2 Responses to “Walter Murphy – A Fifth of Beethoven”


  1. 1 Niall

    Love this track – you should check out this live version from Midnight Special too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOkfZX36iv0

  2. 2 Blake

    Now days He does all the music for the show The Family Guy. This track is played one episode where they are at the rollerskating rink.

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