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Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major

Performs the Fourth Symphony by the Trinity Sinfonia under the direction of Fabian Müller, at the Beethovenfest Bonn 2024.

• (00:00) Silence
• (00:06) I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
• (10:50) II. Adagio
• (20:29) III. Allegro vivace
• (25:51) IV. Allegro ma non troppo

This Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60, was composed by Beethoven in 1806.

It premiered privately in March of that same year and received its first public performance in November 1807, conducted by the composer himself.

1. Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 was well-received during his lifetime but later criticized when compared to other monumental symphonies.

Ludwig van Beethoven had been preoccupied with his opera Fidelio and the paradigm of the 'rescue opera'. An initial version premiered in 1805, with the second incarnation appearing in March 1806.

1. Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 is a continuation of Fidelio’s theme of liberation.
2. The first movement begins with a slow introduction that gives way to fast and lilting main theme, like a liberating strike.

In Symphony No. 4 Beethoven references his opera in the following movements and expresses love as a programmatic parallel between both pieces.

Fabian Müller's Performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 4:

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