Composer of the Week - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
An exploration of the last 12 years of Beethoven's career
Composer of the Week - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Episode 1
Donald Macleod explores the musical landscape of Beethoven's last 12 years - known to posterity as his late period. Including An die ferne Geliebte and Piano Sonata No 28 in A.
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Composer of the Week - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Episode 2
Presented by Donald Macleod. Including a seven-bar fugue for two violins, a set of variations on a Scottish folksong and his last piano sonata.
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Composer of the Week - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Episode 3
Donald Macleod talks to pianist and music scholar Charles Rosen, who tells the story behind Beethoven's Diabelli Variations.
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Composer of the Week - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Episode 4
With movements from the iconic Missa Solemnis and Ninth Symphony, and Beethoven's last set of piano bagatelles played on his own fortepiano.
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Composer of the Week - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Episode 5
Donald Macleod looks at Beethoven's final two years, which produced his late string quartets, considered the greatest achievements of his life.
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