Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 / C. P. E. Bach: Symphonies Wq 175 & 183/4

Beethoven's first two contributions to the symphonic genre reveal the bubbling creativity of the thirty-year-old composer. With the renewal of the genre, he was determined to push even further than the recent reference of Mozart's Jupiter Symphony. Cleverly paired with two symphonies by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, another iconoclast, the music world changed forever with the very first chord of Beethoven's Symphony No.1. Relive this decisive moment in the company of the Akademie für Alte Musik, under the guidance of their concertmaster Bernhard Forck.

CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH (1714-1788)

Sinfonie [Sinfonia] Wq. 175, H. 650, F-Dur / Fa majeur / F major

1. I. Allegro assai 3'21

2. II. Andante 3'06

3. III. Tempo di Menuetto 2'28

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

Sinfonie Nr. 1, op. 21, C-Dur / Ut majeur / C major

4. I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 9'11

5. II. Andante cantabile con moto 7'12

6. III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio 4'06

7. IV. Finale. [Adagio] Allegro molto e vivace 5'43

CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH

Sinfonie Wq. 183/4, H. 666 [from Vier Orchester-Sinfonien (componiert 1776)], G-Dur / Sol majeur / G major

8. I. Allegro assai 2'58

9. II. Poco andante 3'28

10. III. Presto 3'25

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN,

Sinfonie Nr. 2, op. 36, D-Dur / Re majeur / D major

11. I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 12'15

12. II. Larghetto 10'30

13. III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio 4'25

14. IV. Allegro molto 6'27