Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven)

Symphony in A major
Symphony in A major
No. 7
by Ludwig van Beethoven
	First page of the autograph manuscript
Key	A major
Opus	92
Composed	1811–1812: Teplitz
Dedication	Count Moritz von Fries
Performed	8 December 1813: Vienna
Movements	Four

II. Allegretto

IV. Allegro con brio

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The Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, is a symphony in four movements composed by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1811 and 1812, while improving his health in the Bohemian spa town of Teplitz. The work is dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries.

At its premiere at the university in Vienna on 8 December 1813, Beethoven remarked that it was one of his best works. The second movement, "Allegretto", was so popular that audiences demanded an encore.^[1]

^ "Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92" at NPR (13 June 2006)

[1] "Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92" at NPR (13 June 2006)

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