Symphony No. 1 (Beethoven)

Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21, was dedicated to Baron Gottfried van Swieten. The piece was made public in 1801 by Hoffmeister & Kühnel of Leipzig. It is not known when Beethoven finished writing this symphony, but some of the last part is from 1795.

Instrumentation
The symphony is written for:

The clarinet parts are often played on B clarinet, as C and D clarinets are not  often used. Some people think the parts should be played on E clarinets. The second flute is not used in the second part.

Form

There are four parts, also called movements:

It takes 22 to 29 minutes to play the work.

References

Other websites
 Full score of Beethoven's Symphony Number 1.
 Interview with Christoph Eschenbach about the symphony.

 Symphony No. 1 played by Vienna Philharmonic, Felix Weingartner (rec. 1937)
 Symphony No. 1 played by NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini (rec. 1939)
 Symphony No. 1 played by Berlin Philharmonic, Wilhelm Furtwängler (rec. 1954)

Symphony 01
Category:Compositions in C major
Category:Compositions with dedications