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First performance of the
Seventh Symphony. After four years without a new
symphony, this is the time where the people expecting the utmost of this great composer. The concert of December eighth,
1813, remember, is a benefit for soldiers
wounded in battle. And the mood of Vienna and Europe
at this point is really kind of exultant because Napoleon
is going down. It's clear that he's near the end
Seventh Symphony. After four years without a new
symphony, this is the time where the people expecting the utmost of this great composer. The concert of December eighth,
1813, remember, is a benefit for soldiers
wounded in battle. And the mood of Vienna and Europe
at this point is really kind of exultant because Napoleon
is going down. It's clear that he's near the end
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First performance of the
Seventh Symphony.
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After four years without a new
symphony, this is the time
00:00:08.004 --> 00:00:10.024
where the people expecting
00:00:10.024 --> 00:00:12.068
the utmost of this great composer.
00:00:15.044 --> 00:00:18.052
The concert of December eighth,
1813, remember,
00:00:18.052 --> 00:00:22.036
is a benefit for soldiers
wounded in battle.
00:00:22.036 --> 00:00:27.024
And the mood of Vienna and Europe
at this point is really kind of
00:00:27.024 --> 00:00:29.096
exultant because Napoleon
is going down.
00:00:29.096 --> 00:00:31.072
It's clear that he's near the end.
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Movie Summary
Marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth in 1770, a documentary series that focuses on the real, complex and often difficult man behind the great composer.
