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Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

181226 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (1812) in four parts: Allegro vivace con brio (sonata form), Allegretto scherzando (sonata form), Tempo di menuetto (minuet and trio) and Allegro vivace (sonata-rondo).

Recording: Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

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Follow all 52 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III · Minuet and trio
  4. IV · Sonata-rondo
I Sonata form0:05–9:05

e in F major, in 3/4. There is no : the first is already the , made of three four- phrases in a loud, soft, loud pattern. Then come the and the . The dramatic comes at the , where the opening marked fff, rather than in the . A substantial ends the .

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II Sonata form9:11–13:05
III Minuet and trio13:18–19:07
IVSonata-rondo19:14–26:30

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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