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1 day 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 ...
5 days ago · Beethoven and Napoleon. Beethoven was a man of his time, aware and interested in the world in which he found himself. Nature was often at the heart of his music, as in the ‘Pastoral’ Symphony but the dedicatee of his third symphony was a major historical figure, Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon had impressed Beethoven, a man who I imagine would ...
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1 day ago · Wagner's first lessons in harmony were taken during 1828–1831 with Christian Gottlieb Müller. In January 1828 he first heard Beethoven's 7th Symphony and then, in March, the same composer's 9th Symphony, both at the Gewandhaus. Beethoven became a major inspiration, and Wagner wrote a piano transcription of the 9th Symphony.
2 days ago · Joseph Haydn (born March 31, 1732, Rohrau, Austria—died May 31, 1809, Vienna) was an Austrian composer who was one of the most important figures in the development of the Classical style in music during the 18th century. He helped establish the forms and styles for the string quartet and the symphony.
1 day ago · Leonard Bernstein ( / ˈbɜːrnstaɪn / BURN-styne) [1] (born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first American-born conductor to receive international acclaim.
1 day ago · The photographs of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, first movement, should be dispatched next week. OC 52/450 Typed letter from Kalmus (UE) to Schenker, dated October 25, 1920 Kalmus confirms receipt of EA Op. 101 manuscript; he inquires about the publication sequence between EA Op. 101 and the first issue of the Kleine Bibliothek, and about the ...
5 days ago · Johannes Brahms, German composer and pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote symphonies, concerti, chamber music, piano works, choral compositions, and more than 200 songs. Brahms was the great master of symphonic and sonata style in the second half of the 19th century.
