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Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21, was dedicated to Baron Gottfried van Swieten, an early patron of the composer. The piece was published in 1801 by Hoffmeister & Kühnel of Leipzig .
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- Haydn—Beethoven’s mentor—thought the younger composer had a bit of an attitude, notoriously referring to his student as “the grand mogul” or “big shot.”
- The Haydn–Mozart–Beethoven connection climaxes in the Symphony No. 2. While the early masters codified the four-movement Classical symphony, Beethoven expanded their visions in this work.
- “Eroica” Beethoven admired Napoleon and dedicated his Symphony No. 3 to the French general. However, he furiously withdrew his dedication when Napoleon declared himself emperor, violently scratching Napoleon’s name from the dedication page with such vigor that he tore through the paper.
- Explore the nine symphonies and you’ll hear that the odd-numbered works are tempestuous while the even-numbered ones are more sedate. Consider Symphony No. 4.
We explore Beethoven's First Symphony and what makes it so special. Discover more about the great composers, orchestras and works with BBC Music.
3 days ago · The finale was a first in the history of Classical music: Beethoven was the first composer to combine vocal and instrumental music in a symphony. In short, Beethoven’s work elevated instrumental music—hitherto considered inferior to vocal music—to the realm of high art.
In his First Symphony, Beethoven navigated a delicate balance between celebrating that symphony inheritance and finding his own voice. As described in the earlier essay “ The Symphony in the Late Eighteenth Century ,” by the end of the eighteenth century, the symphony was a codified genre full of expectations and conventions.
