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02/04/1800 Beethoven's first symphony in Vienna

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 - 1st Movement

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Leonard Bernstein on Beethoven's First Symphony

Ludwig van Beethoven hired the Burgtheater in Vienna to premiere his First Symphony and play other works, such as one of Mozart's symphonies and pieces from Beethoven's teacher Haydn's oratorio The Creation, as well as his own Septet and Piano Concerto No. 2.