Donald Francis Tovey, writing in his Essays in Musical Analysis, commented on this movement's " Bacchic fury". This expansion of the usual A-B-A structure of ternary form into A-B-A-B-A was quite common in other works of Beethoven of this period, such as his Fourth Symphony and String Quartet Op. 59 No. 2. Here, the trio (based on an Austrian pilgrims' hymn, yet another example of applying poetry to music) is played twice rather than once. The third movement is a scherzo and trio.
The ostinato (repeated rhythmic figure) of a quarter note, two eighth notes and two quarter notes is heard repeatedly. This movement was encored at the premiere and has remained popular since. The second movement in A minor has a tempo marking of Allegretto ("a little lively"), making it slow only in comparison to the other three movements. Performance time lasts approximately 37 minutes.Īfter a long, expanded introduction in Poco sostenuto, the first movement is in sonata form and is dominated by lively dance-like rhythms. The Seventh Symphony is in four movements: The symphony is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in A, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in A, 2 trumpets in D, timpani in A - E, and strings. at the entrance of a forte he jumped in the air"), and the concert would inevitably be repeated due to its immense success. Spohr made particular mention of Beethoven's antics on the rostrum ("as a sforzando occurred, he tore his arms with a great vehemence asunder. The piece was very well received, and the second movement, the allegretto, had to be encored.
It is also said that the Italian guitar virtuoso Mauro Giuliani played cello at the premiere. The orchestra was led by Beethoven's friend, Ignaz Schuppanzigh, and included some of the finest musicians of the day: violinist Louis Spohr, Johann Hummel, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Antonio Salieri, Anton Romberg, and the Italian double bass virtuoso, Domenico Dragonetti, whom Beethoven himself described as playing "with great fire and expressive power". The work was premiered in Vienna on Decemat 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.
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