Beethoven’s first symphony also includes other important movements. For example, the second movement contains more extreme dynamics and Beethoven’s signature sf or sfz, especially on weaker beats.

The Expo 2025 has opened in Osaka with more than 10,000 people singing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to celebrate the start of ...

We wanted to do something very celebratory for the end of the 80th season to kind of cap it off,” conductor and music director Daniel Hege said.

Opening with the firecracker-esque “Haffner” symphony, the Boston Baroque orchestra handled Pearlman’s sprightly tempo with ...