Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto

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Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto by Ludwig van Beethoven

About Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven began to work on his Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, in 1811, while he was staying in the Bohemian spa town of Teplice in the hope of improving his health. It was completed in 1812, and was dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries. The work was premiered in Vienna on December 8, 1813 at a charity concert for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Hanau, with Beethoven himself conducting and double featured with the patriotic Wellington's Victory symphony. .

From the album: Proms 2012 - Music from the 2012 Proms Season