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Dec 17, 2023 · Piano Sonata No.30 in E, op.109. Beethoven wrote 32 piano sonatas, the last three being a trilogy that belong together.The first of the three, No.30 in E, is one of the loveliest things he wrote ...
- John Suchet
- Archduke Trio. This was the last piece Beethoven performed in public, due to the worsening of his deafness. Dedicated to his greatest patron, the trio has a joyous first movement, but the slow movement is one of his loveliest.
- Waldstein Piano Sonata. The Waldstein Piano Sonata was dedicated to Beethoven’s patron in Bonn, back in his teenage years. Once again there’s a joyous first movement, with rapidly repeated chords at the opening – a challenge for the pianist.
- Triple Concerto. This is my candidate for one of the two most unjustly neglected compositions by Beethoven. He wrote it for friends, so the piano part – to be played by Archduke Rudolf – is not complex.
- Choral Fantasia. Like the Triple Concerto – unjustly neglected. It begins with solo piano, then orchestra comes in, then chorus and soloists. At the first performance, Beethoven was improvising, and the piece went off the rails.
Ludwig van Beethoven, portrait by Josef Karl Stieler. Eroica Symphony, symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, known as the Eroica Symphony for its supposed heroic nature. The work premiered in Vienna on April 7, 1805, and was grander and more dramatic than customary for symphonies at the time. It was Beethoven’s largest solely instrumental work.
- Betsy Schwarm
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Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music.
May 12, 2024 · Excerpt from the fourth movement, “Finale,” of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Opus 125 (Choral); from a 1953 recording by the Westminster Choir and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Bruno Walter. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 was ultimately more than three decades in the making. Schiller’s popular “Ode to Joy ...
- Betsy Schwarm
Fidelio ( / fɪˈdeɪljoʊ /; [1] German: [fiˈdeːlio] ), originally titled Leonore, oder Der Triumph der ehelichen Liebe ( Leonore, or The Triumph of Marital Love ), [2] Op. 72, is the only opera by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven. The libretto was originally prepared by Joseph Sonnleithner from the French of Jean-Nicolas Bouilly.
Mar 3, 2023 · 9. Symphony No. 1 in C Major. Otto Klemperer - Philharmonia Orchestra. Beethoven was only 25 when he finished this work, so he had not yet developed into the composer we know and love. Its classical sound is very reminiscent of the music of Mozart and Haydn. However, this symphony contains hints of what Beethoven would soon become.
