Composition: Symphony No. 1, Op. 21 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Symphony No. 1 in C major |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.21 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | 1799 |
| First published | 1801 |
| Dedication | Gottfried van Swieten |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1500 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Symphonies |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adagio molto – Allegro con brio | — | C major | — |
| Andante cantabile con moto | — | F major | — |
| Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio | — | C major | — |
| Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace | — | C major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | flute, violin, cello and piano | Johann Nepomuk Hummel |
| view | Complete | violin, cello and piano 4 hands | Carl Burchard |
| view | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | August Horn |
| view | Complete | 2 clarinets | Léon Grisez |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Hans Sitt |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Otto Singer II |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Carl Czerny |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Wilhelm Meves |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Jean Henri Ravina |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Julien Schaeffer |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Xaver Scharwenka |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Carl Zulehner |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | piano | Joseph Gelinek |
| view | Complete | piano | Franz Liszt |
| view | Complete | piano | Ernst Pauer |
| view | Complete | piano | Otto Singer II |
| view | Selections | violin, cello and piano | Renaud de Vilbac and August Schulz and Heinrich Plock |
| view | Adagio molto – Allegro con brio (No.1) | wind band | Lei Yu |
| view | Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) | strings | Farid Zehar |
| view | Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) | 2 piano 8 hands | Georges Jean Pfeiffer |
| view | Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) | 2 recorders | Louis François Philippe Drouet |
| view | Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) | violin and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) | organ | Albert Lister Peace |
| view | Minuet (No.3) | string quartet | Richard Hofmann |
| view | Minuet (No.3) | piano | Charles Kunkel |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Cianchettini & Sperati | 1809 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | 1938 | 1. Adagio molto; Allegro con brio · view 2. Andante cantabile con moto · view 3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace · view 4. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace · view |
| view | Complete | — | CCARH | — | Complete Score · view 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio · view 2. Andante cantabile con moto · view 3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace · view 4. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Dong Quoc | 2018 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Sieber | — | Cover · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (C) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (C) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (C, plus transposed B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (C, F, plus transposed F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C, plus transposed B) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos and Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Jane Thomas | 2014 | Alto Sax (E) substitute for Horn 1 · view Bass Clarinets substitute for Bassoons · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, violin, cello and piano |
N. Simrock | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, violin, cello and piano |
Schott | — | Flute · view Violin · view Cello · view Piano · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano 4 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 clarinets |
Alphonse Leduc | 1898 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | 1886 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Bernard Meylan | 2021 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Litolff | 1890 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Lemoine | 1872 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Schirmer | 1894 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Diabelli | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score (S.464/1) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1922 | Complete Score (S.464/1) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Editio Musica | 1992 | Frontmatter (scan) · view Complete Score (S.464/1) (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Augener | — | Complete Score · view Frontispiece and Index · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Litolff | 1879 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Adagio molto – Allegro con brio (No.1) | Arrangement for wind band |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) | Arrangement for strings |
Farid Zehar | 2018 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
A. O'Kelly | 1878 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 recorders |
Jürgen Knuth | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | 1911 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante cantabile con moto (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | 1911 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Minuet (No.3) | Arrangement for string quartet |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Minuet (No.3) | Arrangement for piano |
Kunkel Brothers | 1883 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Complete | United States Marine Band (band) | Captain Ryan J. Nowlin (conductor) | — | 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio · file 2. Andante cantabile con moto · file 3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio · file 4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | William Steinberg (conductor) | — | 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio · file 2. Andante cantabile con moto · file 3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio · file 4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Berliner Philharmoniker (orchestra) | Herbert von Karajan (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Complete | London Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Josef Krips (conductor) | — | 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio · file 2. Andante cantabile con moto · file 3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio · file 4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) | René Leibowitz (conductor) | — | 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio · file 2. Andante cantabile con moto · file 3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio · file 4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Detroit Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Paul Paray (conductor) | — | 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio · file 2. Andante cantabile con moto · file 3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio · file 4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Columbia Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Bruno Walter (conductor) | — | 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio · file 2. Andante cantabile con moto · file 3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio · file 4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Bamberger Symphoniker (orchestra) | Joseph Keilberth (conductor) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Complete | Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra) | Ernest Ansermet (conductor) | — | 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio · file 2. Andante cantabile con moto · file 3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio · file 4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Wiener Symphoniker (orchestra) | Hermann Scherchen (conductor) | — | 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio · file 2. Andante cantabile con moto · file 3. Minuet. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio · file 4. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Complete | Wiener Philharmoniker (orchestra) | Carl Schuricht (conductor) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Adagio molto - Allegro con brio (selection) | — | Papalin (performer) | For Recorder Ensemble (Papalin) | Abridged Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Andante cantabile con moto | — | For 2 Recorders (Drouet-Knuth) | Synthesized Audio · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Andante cantabile con moto | — | For Organ (Peace) | Synthesized Audio · file |
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