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Oct 2015
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Symphony No. 1: A Great (But Not Groundb...

COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO
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Ludwig van Beethoven wrote symphonies that introduced new musical ideas, inspired generations of composers and expanded the idea of what a symphony could be. But he started modestly. His First Symphony, written in 1800, pays tribute to his predecessors.  
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