Beethoven – Symphony No. 4

The Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60, is a symphony in four movements composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in the summer of 1806.[1] It was premiered in March 1807 at a private concert at the home of Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz.
The work was dedicated to Count Franz von Oppersdorff, a relative of Beethoven’s patron, Prince Lichnowsky. The Count met Beethoven when he traveled to Lichnowsky’s summer home, where Beethoven was staying. Von Oppersdorff listened to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D major, and liked it so much that he offered a large amount of money for Beethoven to compose a new symphony for him. Beethoven undertook the new work during the summer of 1806 and completed it in roughly a month, while also working on the Fourth Piano Concerto and revising his opera Fidelio, then still known as Leonore. The dedication was made to “the Silesian nobleman Count Franz von Oppersdorff”.

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Symphony No. 4
1. Adagio – Allegro vivace 13:28
2. Adagio 10:37
3. Menuetto: Allegro vivace – Trio un poco meno allegro 5:58
4. Allegro ma non troppo 7:10

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