Ludwig van Beethoven : Symphonies nos. 1 & 2

1. Symphony in F Major, H. 650 (Wq. 175) - I. Allegro assai
2. Symphony in F Major, H. 650 (Wq. 175) - II. Andante
3. Symphony in F Major, H. 650 (Wq. 175) - III. Tempo di Menuetto
4. Symphony No. 1, Op. 21 - I. Adagio molto: Allegro con brio
5. Symphony No. 1, Op. 21 - II. Andante cantabile con moto
6. Symphony No. 1, Op. 21 - III. Minuet: Allegro molto e vivace. Trio
7. Symphony No. 1, Op. 21 - IV. Finale: Adagio. Allegro molto e vivace
8. Symphony in G Major, H. 666 (Wq. 183/4) - I. Allegro assai
9. Symphony in G Major, H. 666 (Wq. 183/4) - II. Poco andante
10. Symphony in G Major, H. 666 (Wq. 183/4) - III. Presto
11. Symphony No. 2, Op. 36 - I. Adagio molto. Allegro con brio
12. Symphony No. 2, Op. 36 - II. Larghetto
13. Symphony No. 2, Op. 36 - III. Scherzo: Allegro. Trio
14. Symphony No. 2, Op. 36 - IV. Allegro molto

Cleverly paired with two symphonies by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – written in 1755/56 and 1775/76 respectively – Beethoven’s first two contributions to the symphonic genre reveal the bubbling creativity of a thirty-year-old composer determined to go even further in the renewal of the genre than another, very recent reference, Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’. So much is clear from the very first chord of his Symphony no.1! Relive this decisive moment in the company of the musicians of the Akademie für Alte Musik, under the guidance of their Konzertmeister Bernhard Forck.