Symphonies nos. 7 & 8

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Polska Filharmonia Kameralna & Wojciech Rajski

Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8 are orchestral works by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed and first performed in the early 1810s (completed and premiered between 1811 and 1814). Musically they emphasise rhythmic drive, dance-inflected motifs and concise, often playful ideas within classical symphonic forms, occupying a transitional place in Beethoven's middle-period output as he expanded orchestral colour and structural experimentation.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
    13:20
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
    7:51
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: III. Presto
    8:30
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
    8:20
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio
    8:41
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
    3:51
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto
    5:38
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace
    6:50

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