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

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  1. Episode 5

    5/5 Donald Macleod looks at Beethoven's last two years, which brought his late string quartets

  2. Episode 4

    4/5 With movements from the iconic Missa Solemnis and Ninth Symphony.

  3. Episode 3

    3/5 Donald Macleod talks to Charles Rosen, who tells the story behind the Diabelli Variations.

  4. Episode 2

    2/5 With a seven-bar fugue for two violins, plus his last and possibly greatest piano sonata.

  5. Episode 1

    1/5 Featuring two groundbreaking sonatas, the first ever song-cycle and two tiny canons.