Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, in 1811, was the seventh of his nine symphonies. He worked on it while 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. At its debut, Beethoven was noted as remarking that it was one of his best works.
The second movement Allegretto was the most popular movement and had to be encored.
 The instant popularity of the Allegretto resulted in its frequent performance separate from the complete symphony.


Beethoven - Symphony No.7 in A Major Op.92 (2nd Movement)

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Alec Baldwin hosts this journey of classical thrills and chills from the Philharmonic Archives.  You'll travel from the sinister heights of Bald Mountain, through a Journey Into the Abyss compliments of composers such as Mussorgsky, Berlioz, Gounod and J.S. Bach.  Listen on...if you dare!

Host: 		Alec Baldwin
Conductors: 	Arturo Toscanini (Bach); Alan Gilbert (Mussorgsky); Leonard Bernstein (Gounod, Liszt); Charles Dutoit (Berlioz); Lorin Maazel (closing theme)
Soloists: 	Paul Groves, tenor; Willard White, bass; Westminster Symphonic Choir; Charles Bressler, tenor; Chorale Art Society

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MUSIC:
BACH (arr. H.J. WOOD):	Toccata and Fugue in d-minor, BWV 565 (from NYP Special Editions)
MUSORGSKY (arr. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV): Night on Bald Mountain (from iTunes Pass)
GOUNOD:			Ballet Music from Faust (Selections) ( from SMK 47600)
BERLIOZ:			Ride to the Abyss & Pandemonium from The Damnation of Faust	 (from NYP 05-28)

LISZT:	A Faust Symphony (from SMK-47570)

SAINT-SAENS:	Danse Macabre (used in place of usual theme music) (from NYP 09-15)



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