Composition: Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Symphony No. 7 |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.92 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | A major |
| Composed | 1811 |
| First published | 1816 |
| Dedication | Moritz Reichsgraf von Fries |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 2280 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Symphonies |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poco sostenuto - Vivace | — | A major | — |
| Allegretto | — | A minor | — |
| Presto | — | F major | — |
| Allegro con brio | — | A major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | flute, violin, cello and piano | Johann Nepomuk Hummel |
| view | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Theodor Kirchner |
| view | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Ernst Naumann |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Hans Sitt |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Ernst Naumann |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Carl Czerny |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Anton Diabelli |
| 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 | Anton Diabelli |
| view | Complete | piano | Franz Liszt |
| view | Complete | piano | Henry Maylath |
| view | Complete | piano | Ernst Pauer |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | wind band | P.G. Saganski |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | string orchestra | Farid Zehar |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | 10 recorders | Jaap Wiebes |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | violin, cello and piano 2 violins and piano |
Richard Hofmann |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | violin, cello and piano | Hans Sitt |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | violin, cello and piano | Renaud de Vilbac and August Schulz and Heinrich Plock |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | 3 violins | — |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | 2 pianos | Pablo García Ortiz |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | organ | William Thomas Best |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | organ | Angelo Maria Trovato |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | guitar | Francisco Tárrega |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Tobias Haslinger | 1816 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score (grayscale) · view Complete Score (black and white) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Litolff | — | Complete Score · view 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · view 2. Allegretto · view 3. Presto · view 4. Allegro con brio · view |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | 1938 | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · view 2. Allegretto · view 3. Presto · view 4. Allegro con brio · view |
| view | Complete | — | CCARH | — | Complete Score · view 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · view 2. Allegretto · view 3. Presto · view 4. Allegro con brio · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1811 | 2. Allegretto · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (A, E, D) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (D) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos and Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos and Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | CCARH | — | Complete parts (blank pages inserted for double sided printing in one step) · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 (A) · view Clarinet 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 (A, E, D) · view Horn 2 (A, E, D) · view Trumpet 1 (D) · view Trumpet 2 (D) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Cello Part (for auditions) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Bass Clarinet (alternative for Bassoon 1) · view Trombone (alternative for Horn 2) · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Alto Sax (alternative for Horn 1) · view Alto Sax (alternative for Horn 2) · view Trumpet 1 or Soprano Sax (B) · view Trumpet 2 or Soprano Sax (B) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Lance Humphrey Cowled | 2019 | Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 1 (B) (with key signatures) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) (with key signatures) · view Engraving files (.xml) · view Engraving files (.sib) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, violin, cello and piano |
Schott | 1836 | Complete Score · view Flute · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Edition Peters | 1886 | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view Color Covers · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1856 | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1856 | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | 1886 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1888 | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Richault | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Tobias Haslinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Litolff | 1890 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Lemoine | 1874 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1889 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
S.A. Steiner und Comp. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1922 | Complete Score (S.464/7) · view Complete Score (S.464/7) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Editio Musica | 1991 | Complete Score (S.464/7) (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Mollenhauer & Elss | 1871 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Augener | 1888 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for wind band |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for string orchestra |
Farid Zehar | 2015 | Complete Score (Orchestra I + II) · view Complete Score (Orch. I) · view Complete Score (Orch. II) · view |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for 10 recorders |
— | — | Complete Scores (2 half scores) · view |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano 2 violins and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Litolff | 1879 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for 3 violins | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for 3 violins | Schirmer | 1894 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Pablo García Ortiz | 2021 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for guitar |
Ildefonso Alier | — | Excerpt (opening) · view |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Excerpt (opening) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | London Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Pierre Monteux (conductor) | — | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Complete | Berliner Philharmoniker (orchestra) | Herbert von Karajan (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Complete | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) | René Leibowitz (conductor) | — | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Complete | Symphony of the Air (orchestra) | Leopold Stokowski (conductor) | — | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Complete | Berliner Philharmoniker (orchestra) | Joseph Keilberth (conductor) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Complete | Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra) | Otto Klemperer (conductor) | — | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Complete | London Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Josef Krips (conductor) | — | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Complete | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Leonard Bernstein (conductor) | — | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Complete | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) | Thomas Beecham (conductor) | — | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Complete | Columbia Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Bruno Walter (conductor) | — | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Complete | Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra) | Guido Cantelli (conductor) | — | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Complete | Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra) | Otto Klemperer (conductor) | — | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Complete | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Arturo Toscanini (conductor) | — | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Complete | NBC Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Pierre Monteux (conductor) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Complete | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Bruno Walter (conductor) | — | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Complete | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (orchestra) | Erich Kleiber (conductor) | — | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Complete | Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra) | Eugene Ormandy (conductor) | — | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Complete | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Arturo Toscanini (conductor) | — | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Complete | — | Felipe Sarro (piano) | For Piano (Kalkbrenner) | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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| view | Selections: Abridged | — | Papalin (performer) | For Recorder Ensemble (Papalin) | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace · file 2. Allegretto · file 3. Presto · file 4. Allegro con brio · file |
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