Concert by the Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra - The Ace of Aces

Théâtre de l'Odéon, 162 La Canebière

AS DES AS CONCERT SYMPHONIQUE Beethoven was 30 when he composed his Symphony No. 1 at the dawn of a new century (1800). Still a little under Haydn’s wing and already completely Beethovenian. His brio, his strength and his momentum put everyone far behind. Brahms was past forty when he finally delivered his Symphony No. 1 after twenty years of effort. The fear of being compared to Beethoven was conquered, it’s a masterpiece. Playful, a conductor exclaims: “It’s the Tenth!” Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor…