This album is a recording of orchestral and dance works by Ludwig van Beethoven, featuring a major symphony composed in 1803–1804 alongside a set of contredanses composed in the 1790s. The symphony represents a central work of Beethoven's middle period, expanding classical forms with longer movements, bold harmonic shifts and broad thematic development, while the contredanses reflect his earlier engagement with concise, dance-derived pieces and lighter domestic music, illustrating the composer's stylistic range and evolving place in music history.