Beethoven - Symphony No. 7

Beethoven - Symphony No. 7

In honor of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th anniversary in 2020, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería performed Beethoven’s symphonic cycle at the Academia de Música del Palacio de Minería in Mexico City in 2019. Mexican conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto leads the orchestra in this performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92. Prieto has been serving as music director of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería since 2008, and is considered the foremost Mexican conductor of his generation. Beethoven composed his Symphony No. 7 during 1811 and 1812. One year later, Beethoven himself conducted the premiere of this symphony at a charity concert for soldiers that had been wounded in the Battle of Hanau. Its second movement, the Allegretto, appealed to the audience, which demanded an immediate encore. This movement has always maintained its popularity. It is characterized by a moving melody, beginning in the violas and cellos. This melody is then played by the second violins, first violins, and woodwinds. The symphony consists of four movements: Poco sostenuto - vivace, Allegretto, Presto - assai meno presto, and Allegro con brio.