Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven) which the bass theme is heard as the first variation before the main theme ultimately appears. This again parallels the structure of the Opus 35 variations themselves. Finally, the loud E chord that begins the Opus 35 variations themselves is moved here to the beginning of the first movement, in the form of the two chords that introduce the first movement. Alternatively, the first movement's resemblance to the overture to the comic opera "Bastien und Bastienne" (1768), composed by twelve-year-old W. A. Mozart, has been noted. It was unlikely that Beethoven knew of that unpublished composition. A possible explanation is
Janko Kastelic In 2002 he won the position as an assistant in the Vienna State Opera, where he also conducted performances of "Das Traumfresserchen", "Aladdin" and "Bastien und Bastienne". He has prepared works for the Klangbogen Festival Vienna and the Salzburger Festspiele and was the conductor of the TU Orchester Wien, where he led novel orchestra concerts focusing on French and Classical repertoire. He was responsible for the demanding choruses in "Moses und Aron" by Arnold Schoenberg at the Vienna State Opera in March 2007. In 2008 he conducted performances of "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss at the Musik Theater Schönbrunn in