Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan and the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris recorded all of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies in 2014-2015. In this program, Jordan conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92. Beethoven composed this piece during 1811 and 1812. Beethoven conducted the symphony's December 1813 premiere himself, at a benefit concert for soldiers wounded at the Battle of Hanau. The work was very well received by the Viennese. After the second movement, Allegretto, was performed, the audience demanded an immediate encore. The movement has remained popular ever since and is often performed separately. This performance was recorded at Palais Garnier in Paris, France, in 2014.