To-day, Wednesday, April 2nd, 1800, Herr _Ludwig van Beethoven_ will have the honor to give a grand concert for his benefit in the Royal Imperial Court Theatre beside the Burg. The pieces which will be performed are the following: 1. A grand symphony by the late Chapelmaster Mozart. 2. An aria from “The Creation” by the Princely Chapelmaster Herr Haydn, sung by Mlle. Saal. 3. A grand Concerto for the Pianoforte, played and composed by Herr _Ludwig van Beethoven_. 4. A Septet, most humbly and obediently dedicated to Her Majesty the Empress, and composed by Herr _Ludwig van Beethoven_ for four stringed and three wind-instruments, played by Messrs. Schuppanzigh, Schreiber, Schindlecker, Bär, Nickel, Matauschek and Dietzel. 5. A Duet from Haydn’s “Creation,” sung by Mr. and Mlle. Saal. 6. Herr _Ludwig van Beethoven_ will improvise on the pianoforte. 7. A new grand symphony with complete orchestra, composed by Herr _Ludwig van Beethoven_. Tickets for boxes and stalls are to be had of Herr van Beethoven at his lodgings in the Tiefen Graben, No. 241, third storey, and of the box-keeper. Prices of admission are as usual. The beginning is at half-past 6 o’clock. The correspondent of the “Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung” described the concert as the most interesting affair of its kind given for a long time, said the new concerto had “many beauties, especially in the first two movements,” praised the “taste and feeling” exhibited in the Septet, and in the Symphony found “much art, novelty and wealth of ideas”; but, he continues: “unfortunately there was too much use of the wind-instruments, so that the music sounded more as if written for a military band than an orchestra.” The rest of the notice is devoted to scolding the band for inattention to the conductor. Which of the pianoforte Concertos Beethoven played on this occasion is nowhere intimated. The Symphony in C soon became known throughout Germany; while the Septet achieved a sudden popularity so widely extended and enduring as at length to become an annoyance to the composer.[91] A PUBLIC CONCERT WITH PUNTO