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For this brilliant and original piece was largely written during Beethoven's summer break in Heiligenstadt in 1802, the time of his greatest despair on realization that his increasing deafness could be a permanent affliction. If proof were needed that 'the true artist creates out of his total experience', as Denis Matthews put it, then one need only look at the circumstances surrounding the composition of the op.21. These are both period instrument versions.ĭate of Publication: 1804, by Kunst und Industrie Comptior, dedicated to Prince Karl von Lichnowsky. The Hanover Band's (Nimbus) pace in the first movement more relaxed but the sound is very ambient and colourful, although the brass could have more prominence. (Archiv) offer good quick tempi but the sound lacks any ambience. I haven't any exeptional recommendations, John Eliot Gardiner and the Orch. The piece ends in a thoroughly Beethovenish manner however, with the march-like coda. The final movement has great wit, with its famous 'joke' introduction (Adagio) that had its origins in the abandoned 1795 sketches, before the Haydnish 'Allegro molto e vivace'. The third movement is titled 'Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace', though it has the character more of a scherzo than a minuet.
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It is in sonata form and is lightweight, although modern performances tend to add more breadth and gravity than is strictly required here.
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The following slow movement isn't particularly slow, being 'Andante cantabile con moto', and is almost the minuet that the third movement isn't. The first movement opens with a slow introductory 'Adagio molto' before moving to a vigorous 'Allegro con brio' who's first theme has been compared to that of Mozart's 'Jupiter' symphony. Clearly, Beethoven had decided to introduce himself to the symphonic world by staying on safe ground before venturing off to horizons new. Stylistically, the symphony is rather reserved work when compared to the emotion and raw passion of some of his other compositions of this period such as the 'Sonata Pathetique' Op.13, or the slow movements of Op.7 or Op.10 no.3. A correspondent from the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung was at the concert and described the symphony as having 'considerable art, novelty and a wealth of ideas', the only flaw being 'the wind instruments were used too much, so that there was more harmony than orchestral music as a whole.' Beethoven's Septet, and one of his piano concertos (Op.15 or Op.19) were also performed. 21 was first performed on April 2nd 1800 at the Burgtheater in Vienna. Earlier still there is a sketch in C minor labeled 'sinfonia'. However Beethoven had considered symphonic composition earlier in his life, producing extensive sketches for a symphony in C in 1795/96 while he was studying with Albrechtsburger. This reason for this delay has traditionally been put down to Beethoven's respect for Mozart and Haydn, and his ambition to produce a work on equal terms with these symphonic masters. Date of Publication: December 1801, by Hoffmeister & Kuhnel, dedicated to Baron Gottfried van Swieten.Īfter leaving Bonn in November 1792 to begin life as a pupil of Haydn in Vienna, we had to wait a further eight years for Beethoven to produce his first symphony.