Beethoven and his nine symphonies . ny should form a pair, completedat the latest in *1808, and published in 1809, after somevacillation, as Nos. 5 and 6. The first performance took placeat Vienna, December 22, 1808 ; the first performance inEngland was by the Philharmonic Society, April 15, Paris it seems to have been first heard at the third ofthe Concerts du Conservatoire, on April 18, 1828, under ; but it was played at each of the remainingconcerts of that season—four times in all. Since then it hasbeen performed more -[-frequently than any other of the series. The earlie
Beethoven and his nine symphonies . ny should form a pair, completedat the latest in *1808, and published in 1809, after somevacillation, as Nos. 5 and 6. The first performance took placeat Vienna, December 22, 1808 ; the first performance inEngland was by the Philharmonic Society, April 15, Paris it seems to have been first heard at the third ofthe Concerts du Conservatoire, on April 18, 1828, under ; but it was played at each of the remainingconcerts of that season—four times in all. Since then it hasbeen performed more -[-frequently than any other of the series. The earliest sketches of the work are in a collection ofsheets which also contain sketches for the G major Piano-forte Concerto, and appear to have been in the possession ofHerr Petter of Vienna. The opening is probably the mostfamous theme in the world, and Beethovens first memo-randum of it is textually as follows. The theme is merelythe four notes: but here J we have the manner in whichBeethoven first proposed to develop them :— * See Nottebohm, Zweite Beethoveniana, p. 532. t In fifty-five years the Philharmonic Society performed it fifty-five times,missing one year (1819), and in 1818 giving it Nottebohm, Beethoveniana, p. 10. 142 FIFTH SYMPHONY. A second sketch on the same page stands thus—No. 2. Sinfonia. Alio. Imo. ^^ >- J 4-., 4* #> J3 J. ?ah*- ?& izr presto r^r ^ir HiJi 3*p: es i = £ ^ES ^=4- -*)-—* -o- bS *>- » r ~^T^i^g S £ tf4T»-4f -i J =5$g -1*** S 22: £2= ^y ^: 22= 33 t-r t: &c. &c. 1 j^JJJ|Jt|JjJ|r^j>^|j»ii^^|^ffp|pypri =Sar* * On the opposite page of the sketch-book are sketches forthe G major Piano Concerto, showing that, widely differentas the two works are, the rhythm of the subject is the samein each— No. 3. Concert, (tempo moderate)
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