Composer of the Week - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Episode 1

Donald Macleod explores the musical landscape of Beethoven's last 12 years, known as his late period, focusing on two ground-breaking sonatas, the first ever song-cycle and a couple of tiny canons - and in the composer's personal life, which saw the beginning of a long and acrimonious custody battle. Kurz ist der Schmerz, WoO 166 (1815) Members of the Kammerchor der Berliner Singakademie Deutsche Gramophon 453 794-2 CD 2 Track 35 Brauchle, Linke, WoO 167 (1815) Members of the Kammerchor der Berliner Singakademie Deutsche Gramophon 453 794-2 CD 2 Track 36 Sonata No 4 in C for piano and cello, Op 102 (1815) Mstislav Rostropowitsch (cello) Svjatoslav Richter (piano) Philips 464 677-2 CD 2 Tracks 1-2 An die ferne Geliebte, Op 98 (1816) Peter Schreier (tenor) Walter Olbertz (piano) Berlin Classics BC 2082-2 Track 1 Piano Sonata No 28 in A, Op 101 (1815-16) Wilhelm Kempff Deutsche Gramophon 453 010-2 CD 1 Tracks 3-6.