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2 days ago · When the 29-year-old Beethoven composed and published his First Symphony, many listened on, oblivious to how the composer would soon transform the symphonic genre. While the work was often grouped alongside the symphonies of Mozart and Haydn, critics also repeatedly used the word “masterpiece” when describing it. Hear it tonight at 7: our ...
2 days ago · Ludwig van Beethoven and His 5th Symphony. 1. Historical Context. Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, composed between 1804 and 1808, is one of the most recognized and frequently performed symphonies in classical music. Its iconic four-note motif, “short-short-short-long,” has transcended time, symbolizing triumph and resilience. 2.
5 days ago · This is truly exciting, world-beating Beethoven, played with gusto and a kind of musical intelligence that you simply can’t take for granted. By Jonathan Blumhofer. There are many fine accounts of Beethoven’s Fifth and Seventh Symphonies already on record; many others are more or less competent, if rather faceless.
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1 day ago · Rokitansky is the father of modern morbid anatomy. Although he performed 59,786 autopsies, Beethoven’s post-mortem was his first. Rokitansky ruled out all the speculations except Paget’s disease as the likely reason Beethoven was deaf. The cause of death was officially alcoholic liver disease because depression led Beethoven to drink… a lot.
4 days ago · From the flamboyant Franz Liszt to the melancholic Frederic Chopin, from the intense Sergei Rachmaninoff to the revolutionary Ludwig van Beethoven and from the child prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – each one of them has carved a niche for themselves in the world of classical piano music.
4 days ago · Zander teased out the second’s mix of playfulness and elegance, while the third, with the striking instrumental doublings over its last third, was wonderfully tempestuous. The finale blazed. In a word, this was a thrilling Beethoven Five. Better: given how Zander and the BPO allowed the music’s mix of well-known gestures and arresting ...
