Cat No. JM49405
Price £25.50
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Arranger: Jullian Blakeston
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC

When Beethoven’s First Symphony was premiered on April 2 1800, the audience was baffled by the audacity of its composer. Although the work seems, to late 20th century ears, to be little different from the late symphonies of Mozart and - especially - Haydn, the very opening bars gave notice to the musical world that here was a composer to be watched. Now the first movement has been arranged for full brass band, making the perfect alternative to an overture at a concert.