8th Chamber Evening

It was by no means just a chamber music appendage in an academy that included major orchestral works such as the C major piano concerto and the Symphony No. 1. When Beethoven presented new works for the first time on his own account in Vienna on April 2, 1800, the E-flat major septet was the longest item on the program. In his letter to the publisher, the composer pointed out that it was a work for seven full voices and not just a string quartet ...