The Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60, is a symphony
in four movements composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in the summer of 1806. It
was premiered in March 1807 at a private concert at the home of Joseph Franz
von Lobkowitz.
The work was dedicated to Count Franz von Oppersdorff, a relative of Beethoven's patron, Prince Lichnowsky. The Count met Beethoven when he traveled to Lichnowsky's summer home, where Beethoven was staying. Von Oppersdorff listened to Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D major, and liked it so much that he offered a large amount of money for Beethoven to compose a new symphony for him. Beethoven undertook the new work during the summer of 1806 and completed it in roughly a month, while also working on the Fourth Piano Concerto and revising his opera Fidelio, then still known as Leonore. The dedication was made to "the Silesian nobleman Count Franz von Oppersdorff".
The symphony is scored for flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B♭, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in B♭ and E♭, 2 trumpets in B♭ and E♭, timpani and strings.
The work is in four movements:
Adagio – Allegro vivace, 2/2 (B♭ minor – B♭ major)
Adagio, 3/4 (E♭ major)
Menuetto - Allegro vivace, 3/4 (B♭ major)
Allegro ma non troppo, 2/4 (B♭ major)
The work takes about 33 minutes to perform.
Hector Berlioz was so enamoured of the symphony's 2nd movement that he claimed it was the work of the Archangel Michael, and not that of a human. Robert Schumann called Beethoven's graceful Fourth Symphony "a slender Greek maiden between two Norse giants".
According to musicologist Robert Greenberg of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music:
“If any of Beethoven's contemporaries had written this symphony, it would be considered that composer's masterwork, and that composer would be remembered forever for this symphony, and this symphony would be played [often] as an example of that composer's great work. As it is, for Beethoven, it is a work in search of an audience. It's the least known and least appreciated of the nine.”
The work was dedicated to Count Franz von Oppersdorff, a relative of Beethoven's patron, Prince Lichnowsky. The Count met Beethoven when he traveled to Lichnowsky's summer home, where Beethoven was staying. Von Oppersdorff listened to Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D major, and liked it so much that he offered a large amount of money for Beethoven to compose a new symphony for him. Beethoven undertook the new work during the summer of 1806 and completed it in roughly a month, while also working on the Fourth Piano Concerto and revising his opera Fidelio, then still known as Leonore. The dedication was made to "the Silesian nobleman Count Franz von Oppersdorff".
The symphony is scored for flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B♭, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in B♭ and E♭, 2 trumpets in B♭ and E♭, timpani and strings.
The work is in four movements:
Adagio – Allegro vivace, 2/2 (B♭ minor – B♭ major)
Adagio, 3/4 (E♭ major)
Menuetto - Allegro vivace, 3/4 (B♭ major)
Allegro ma non troppo, 2/4 (B♭ major)
The work takes about 33 minutes to perform.
Hector Berlioz was so enamoured of the symphony's 2nd movement that he claimed it was the work of the Archangel Michael, and not that of a human. Robert Schumann called Beethoven's graceful Fourth Symphony "a slender Greek maiden between two Norse giants".
According to musicologist Robert Greenberg of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music:
“If any of Beethoven's contemporaries had written this symphony, it would be considered that composer's masterwork, and that composer would be remembered forever for this symphony, and this symphony would be played [often] as an example of that composer's great work. As it is, for Beethoven, it is a work in search of an audience. It's the least known and least appreciated of the nine.”
Simfonia nr.4 in Si bemol major opus 60 este o simfonie
in patru miscari compusa de Ludvig van Beethoven in vara lui 1806. A avut
premiera in martie 1807 la un concert particular in casa lui Joseph Franz von
Lobkowitz.
Lucrarea a fost dedicate contelui Franz von Oppersdorff, o ruda a patronului lui Beethoven, printul Lichnowsky. Contele l-a intalnit pe Beethoven cand calatorea catre casa de vara a lui Lichnowsky, unde Beethoven locuia. Von Oppersdorff ascultase Simfonia nr.2 in Re major si i-a placut atat de mult incat ii ofera o mare suma de bani lui Beethoven ca sa scrie o simfonie si pentru el. Beethoven a preluat munca aceasta in vara lui 1806 cand a scris-o in graba, intr-o luna, in timp ce lucra si la Concertul nr.4 pentru pian si revizuia si opera sa Fidelio, cunoscuta atunci ca Leonore. Dedicatia a fost facuta catre “nobilul conte silezian Franz von Oppersdorff.”
Simfonia este compusa pentru flaut, doua oboaie, doua clarinet in si bemol, doi fagoti, doi corni in si bemol si mi bemol, doua trompete in sis i mi bemol, timpani si corzi. Lucrarea este in patru miscari:
Adagio – allegro vivace, 2/2 (si bemol minor – si bemol major)
Adagio 3/4 (si bemol major)
Menuet – allegro vivace, ¾ (si bemol major)
Allegro ma non troppo, 2/4 (si bemol major)
Lucrarea dureaza circa 33 de minute pentru a fi interpretata.
Hector Berlioz a fost atat de indragostit de a doua miscare a simfoniei incat a clamat ca e lucrarea Arhanghelului Mihail si nu cea a unui om. Robert Schumann a numit gratioasa Simfonie nr. 4 “o zvelta fecioara greaca intre doi gigantic scanddinavi.”
Conform muzicologului Robert Greenberg de la Conservatorul de muzica din San Francisco:
“Daca oricare dintre contemporanii lui Beethoven ar fi scris aceasta simfonie, ar fi fost considerata capodopera acelui compozitor si acela ar fi fost amintit mereu pentru acea simfonie si aceasta simfonie ar fi fost cantata (des) ca un exemplu al maretei opere a compozitorului. Dar fiind a lui Beethoven, e o lucrare in cautare de auditoriu, fiind cea mai putin cunoscuta si cea mai putin apreciata dintre cele noua. “
Lucrarea a fost dedicate contelui Franz von Oppersdorff, o ruda a patronului lui Beethoven, printul Lichnowsky. Contele l-a intalnit pe Beethoven cand calatorea catre casa de vara a lui Lichnowsky, unde Beethoven locuia. Von Oppersdorff ascultase Simfonia nr.2 in Re major si i-a placut atat de mult incat ii ofera o mare suma de bani lui Beethoven ca sa scrie o simfonie si pentru el. Beethoven a preluat munca aceasta in vara lui 1806 cand a scris-o in graba, intr-o luna, in timp ce lucra si la Concertul nr.4 pentru pian si revizuia si opera sa Fidelio, cunoscuta atunci ca Leonore. Dedicatia a fost facuta catre “nobilul conte silezian Franz von Oppersdorff.”
Simfonia este compusa pentru flaut, doua oboaie, doua clarinet in si bemol, doi fagoti, doi corni in si bemol si mi bemol, doua trompete in sis i mi bemol, timpani si corzi. Lucrarea este in patru miscari:
Adagio – allegro vivace, 2/2 (si bemol minor – si bemol major)
Adagio 3/4 (si bemol major)
Menuet – allegro vivace, ¾ (si bemol major)
Allegro ma non troppo, 2/4 (si bemol major)
Lucrarea dureaza circa 33 de minute pentru a fi interpretata.
Hector Berlioz a fost atat de indragostit de a doua miscare a simfoniei incat a clamat ca e lucrarea Arhanghelului Mihail si nu cea a unui om. Robert Schumann a numit gratioasa Simfonie nr. 4 “o zvelta fecioara greaca intre doi gigantic scanddinavi.”
Conform muzicologului Robert Greenberg de la Conservatorul de muzica din San Francisco:
“Daca oricare dintre contemporanii lui Beethoven ar fi scris aceasta simfonie, ar fi fost considerata capodopera acelui compozitor si acela ar fi fost amintit mereu pentru acea simfonie si aceasta simfonie ar fi fost cantata (des) ca un exemplu al maretei opere a compozitorului. Dar fiind a lui Beethoven, e o lucrare in cautare de auditoriu, fiind cea mai putin cunoscuta si cea mai putin apreciata dintre cele noua. “
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