00:00With his publication, his composition, and this one, because this was dedicated to Prince Karl von Liknowski, who was himself a collector of Bach manuscripts, I think he was also a composer, and he was one of the financial supporters of Beethoven.
00:22However, when Beethoven composed this piece, he was advised by Haydn, who was one of his mentors and heroes, he was advised by Haydn, don't publish it.
00:41Why? Because it's too complicated, and the audiences won't like it. They'll be offended, but of course, Beethoven, being Beethoven, basically, didn't pay any attention, and we have the composition.
01:01We're going to play two movements. We're going to play the opening movement, and we're going to play four.
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