Beethoven completed this work in 1812, and conducted the first performance at Vienna on February 27, 1814. The year 1812 was both eventful and productive for the very deaf but very famous Beethoven.
The piece comprises of the following movements:
Allegro vivace e con brio
Allegretto scherzando
Tempo di Menuetto
Allegro vivace
Allegro vivace e con brio
Allegretto scherzando
Tempo di Menuetto
Allegro vivace
"Beethoven himself thought it one of his best symphonies, while Robert Schumann praised its "profound humor" and wrote that the second movement particularly filled him with "tranquility and happiness."
Come hear the FSSO bring this captivating work to life Saturday, 13 October 2018 under the baton of Carla Delfrate!
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