(Section B)
Leader, Paul Beard
Conductor, Sir Adrian Boult

Beethoven
Overture: Prometheus
Symphony No. 4, in B flat

The majority of Beethoven's nine symphonies are genial in mood, particularly the even numbers. No. 4 in B flat, for instance, is full of exuberant spirits. Even the slow movement and the slow introduction to the first movement have no hint of tragedy, although in both there are moments of agitation and mystery.
There are the customary four movements, the slow movement coming second and the scherzo third.