José Luis Gomez, conductor
Coleman: Commissioned Work World Premiere
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major
- Hear the premiere performance of a new work by Dan Coleman, TSO Composer-in-Residence
- Beethoven wrote Symphony No. 8 in 1812 at the age of 41. He referred to the generally light-hearted (but not lightweight) No. 8 as “little Symphony in F,” distinguishing it from Symphony No. 6, a longer work also in F
- The surprise and humor of No. 2’s Scherzo became central qualities of Beethoven’s musical personality found in later works
