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In fact, Symphony No. 1 can be regarded as a result of Beethoven's bold musical experimentation and advancement which he presents five years after Haydn's last symphony and twelve years after Mozart's final Jupiter Symphony: Unusually, Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 starts with a sequence of repeatedly accentuated dominant–tonic chord sequences ...
- 1795–1800
- 2 April 1800: Vienna
- Four
- 1801
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) had a powerful influence on the works of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827). Beethoven held Mozart in high regard; some of his music recalls Mozart's, he composed several variations on Mozart's themes and he modeled a number of his compositions on those of the older composer.
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A symphony by Mozart opened and the programme included music from Haydn’s The Creation alongside Beethoven’s own First Piano Concerto and Septet. And, directly before his new piece, Beethoven gave his audience a taste of creativity in spontaneous action by improvising at the piano.
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With the Symphony No. 1 in C, Beethoven firmly establishes himself into the tradition of the Classical symphonic style of his predecessors and idols Haydn and Mozart. And yet his own voice shines through, particularly in the ways he uses tricks and turns in the last two movements.
A guide to Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 - Classical Music. We explore Beethoven's First Symphony and what makes it so special. Discover more about the great composers, orchestras and works with BBC Music.
The Symphony No. 1 in C Major (completed 1800) is Haydnesque, particularly in the opening theme of the finale (comparable to the finale of Haydn’s Symphony No. 88), but full of originality. Its four classically structured movements reflect Beethoven’s concern with expressive woodwind writing and dynamics.
